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Figure 6.6a. Male circumcision among men aged 15-64 years by province, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.<strong>Kenya</strong>85.0North EasternCoastEasternCentral97.397.096.395.5Figure 6.6a. Rates ofmale circumcisionwere high in allprovinces except forNyanza province.Rift Valley88.7Western87.8Nairobi83.2Nyanza48.20 20 40 60 80 100 120Percent (%)Overall, 85.0% of all men in the <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong> had been circumcised. In North Eastern, Coast, Eastern andCentral provinces 95.5% to 97.3% of men had been circumcised, while in Nyanza province, 48.2% ofmen had been circumcised.Figure 6.6b. HIV prevalence among men aged 15-64 years by circumcision status, <strong>Kenya</strong><strong>2007</strong>.HIV Prevalence (%)20151013.2Figure 6.6b. HIVprevalence wassignificantly higheramong uncircumcisedmen compared tocircumcised men.53.90Circumcised Men Uncircumcised MenHIV status was significantly associated with circumcision status among men. Men aged 15‐64 yearswho had not been circumcised had an HIV prevalence of 13.2%, a level over two times higher than thenational male HIV prevalence of 5.3%. In contrast, among men who had been circumcised, 3.9% wereinfected with HIV.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 112

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