Efficient and equitable HIV prevention: A case study of male circumcision in South Africa

Table 2 Demographic, epidemiologic and behavioral features for the nine South African provinces

Province	Male adult population*	Adult HIV prevalence (%)	Condom use (%)	Adult men** circumcised (%)
Eastern Cape	1,294,014	15.2	70.0	43.8
Northern Cape	214,101	9.0	52.6	34.1
Western Cape	1,079,799	5.3	49.0	67.5
Free State	725,409	18.5	64.8	70.7
Gauteng	2,338,685	15.2	57.6	25.2
KwaZulu-Natal	1,994,776	25.8	66.2	26.8
Limpopo	986,827	13.7	68.0	47.5
Mpumalanga	708,304	23.1	70.2	36.3
North West	882,147	17.7	62.0	32.8

* Adapted from [37] with an annual population growth rate of 2% since 1996.
** 15–59 years of age.
Source: Shisana et al. (2009) [36]; South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003 [38].

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