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• If a female teacher has the <strong>AIDS</strong> virus, should she be allowed to continue teaching in theschool?Figure 7.4b Accepting attitudes toward persons with HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong> among women aged 15-49years by stigma question, 2003 KDHS and <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong>.2003 KDHS<strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong>If a relative of yours became sickwith the virus that causes <strong>AIDS</strong>, youwould be willing to care for her orhim in your own household.84.191.8A female teacher has the <strong>AIDS</strong> virusshould be allowed to continueteaching in the school.57.077.6You would buy fresh vegetablesfrom a vendor who has the <strong>AIDS</strong>virus.60.172.8You would not want the HIV-infectedstatus of a family member to remaina secret58.864.90 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100Agreed with statement (%)For consistency with the 2003 KDHS, this analysis focuses only on adults aged 15‐49 years.Figure 7.4b Among women, accepting attitudes towards people with HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong>significantly increased between 2003 and <strong>2007</strong> across all indicators.In <strong>2007</strong>, significantly more women reported accepting attitudes towards persons with HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong> thanin 2003. A greater percent of women in <strong>2007</strong> (77.6%) compared to 2003 (57.0%) believed an HIVinfectedfemale teacher should be allowed to continue teaching. Accepting attitudes about purchasingvegetables from an HIV‐infected vendor also significantly improved from 60.1% to 72.8%. The percentwilling to care for a relative with HIV at home increased significantly from 84.1% to 91.8%; opennessabout a relative’s HIV infected status also significantly increased from 58.8% (2003) to 64.9% (<strong>2007</strong>).<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 128

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