Table 1

Estimated increase in prevalence in HIV due to different rates of sexual assault in women 5–49 yrs, by selected countries.

Country
Current
HIV/AIDS in
Population
Current
HIV Prev
Total Pop
Women at Risk
(5–49 yrs)
Total Pop
Different
Estimates
of Rape
Women at
HIV Risk
due to Rape
HIV
Estimates in
Assailant
Transmission
Rate
New HIV
cases
Increase in HIV Prevalence
in Total Population


N
%
N
%
N
%
%
N
Absolute %
Relative %

Burundi
150,000
1.85
2,949,494
1
28,948
1.85
0.28
1
0.000
0.00



8,090,068
5
144,740
3.71
0.8
43
0.001
0.03




10
289,481
7.42
1.6
344
0.004
0.23




15
434,221
14.84
3.2
2,062
0.025
1.37
DRC
1,000,000
1.6
23,140,381
1
227,711
1.6
0.28
10
0.000
0.00



62,660,551
5
1,138,554
3.19
0.8
291
0.000
0.03




10
2,277,108
6.38
1.6
2,326
0.004
0.23




15
3,415,663
12.77
3.2
13,955
0.022
1.4
RWANDA
190,000
1.97
3,595,574
1
35,247
1.97
0.28
2
0.000
0.00



9,638,170
5
176,235
3.94
0.8
56
0.001
0.03




10
352,469
7.89
1.6
445
0.005
0.23




15
528,704
15.77
3.2
2,668
0.028
1.4
SIERRA LEONE
48,000
0.8
2,223,610
1
22,058
0.8
0.28
0
0.000
0.00



6,005,250
5
110,292
1.6
0.8
14
0.000
0.03




10
220,584
3.2
1.6
113
0.002
0.24




15
330,876
6.39
3.2
677
0.011
1.41
SOMALIA
44,000
0.5
3,230,922
1
32,149
0.5
0.28
0
0.000
0.00



8,863,338
5
160,744
0.99
0.8
13
0.000
0.03




10
321,488
1.99
1.6
102
0.001
0.23




15
482,232
3.97
3.2
613
0.007
1.39
SUDAN
350,000
0.85
14,310,576
1
141,891
0.85
0.28
3
0.000
0.00



41,236,378
5
709,456
1.7
0.8
96
0.000
0.03




10
1,418,911
3.4
1.6
771
0.002
0.22




15
2,128,367
6.79
3.2
4,625
0.011
1.32
UGANDA
1,000,000
3.42
10,614,367
1
102,509
3.42
0.28
10
0.000
0.00



29,206,503
5
512,547
6.85
0.8
281
0.001
0.03




10
1,025,094
13.7
1.6
2,246
0.008
0.22




15
1,537,641
27.39
3.2
13,478
0.046
1.35
TOTAL
2,782,000
1.68
60,064,924
1
590,565
1.68
0.28
28
0.000
0.00



165,700,258
5
2,952,824
3.36
0.8
793
0.000
0.03




10
5,905,647
6.72
1.6
6,346
0.004
0.23




15
8,858,471
13.43
3.2
38,074
0.023
1.37

Anema et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008 5:11   doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-11