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Figure 7.4c Accepting attitudes toward persons with HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong> among men aged 15-49years by stigma question, 2003 KDHS and <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.87.591.0A female teacher has the <strong>AIDS</strong> virusshould be allowed to continueteaching in the school.59.776.1You would buy fresh vegetablesfrom a vendor who has the <strong>AIDS</strong>virus.73.578.22003 KDHS<strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong>You would not want the HIV-infectedstatus of a family member to remaina secret69.471.50 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 7.4c Among men, three of the four markers for accepting attitudes towardspeople with HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong> significantly increased between 2003 and <strong>2007</strong>.Among men, there was a significant increase between 2003 and <strong>2007</strong> in the percent with acceptingattitudes towards persons with HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong>. The largest improvement observed was in the percent ofmen accepting HIV‐infected female teachers, which increased from 59.7% in 2003 to 76.1% in <strong>2007</strong>.Willingness to buy vegetables from a vendor with HIV increased an estimated five percentage pointsfrom 73.5% to 78.2%. The percent willing to care for a relative with HIV infection in their homesremained high from 2003 (87.5%) to <strong>2007</strong> (91.0%); this increase was also statistically significantly. Thepercent that would not want the HIV‐infected status of a family member to remain a secret did notdiffer significantly between 2003 and <strong>2007</strong>.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 129

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