Zambia

HIV/AIDS Statistics for Zambia

Total population in thousands (2007): 11,922*
Number of people living with HIV (2007): 1,100,000*
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate (2007): 15.2*
Women aged 15 to 24 prevalence rate (2007): 11.3*
Men aged 15to 24 prevalence rate (2007): 3.6*
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 980,000*
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 560,000*
Deaths due to AIDS (2007): 56,000*
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage (Dec 2007): 46%†
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV (2007): 76,000†

Ongoing biomedical HIV prevention research trials in Zambia

PrEP

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Trial: Study to assess the role of Truvada® in preventing HIV acquisition in women [FEM-PrEP]
Phase: III
Product Being Tested: Daily oral TDF/FTC (Truvada®)
Sponsor, funder, developer, collaborator: Family Health International; United States Agency for International Development; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Arusha Clinic, Levolosi Health Center
Total participants: 3,900
Countries: Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
Trial sites in Zambia: Mazabuka
Results expected: 2013
For more information: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00625404

*WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS: Core data on epidemiological and response Zambia 2008 Update. 2008.
For more information: http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/EFS2008/full/EFS2008_ZM.pdf
† WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector: Progress Report. 2008.
For more information: http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/towards_universal_access_report_2008.pdf