KAIS 2007 1 - Kenya National AIDS & STI Control Programme ...

Figure 7.4c Accepting attitudes toward persons with HIV/AIDS among men aged 15-49years by stigma question, 2003 KDHS and 2007 KAIS.If a relative of yours became sickwith the virus that causes AIDS, youwould be willing to care for her orhim in your own household.87.591.0A female teacher has the AIDS virusshould be allowed to continueteaching in the school.59.776.1You would buy fresh vegetablesfrom a vendor who has the AIDSvirus.73.578.22003 KDHS2007 KAISYou 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/AIDS significantly increased between 2003 and 2007.Among men, there was a significant increase between 2003 and 2007 in the percent with acceptingattitudes towards persons with HIV/AIDS. 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 2007.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 2007 (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 2007.KAIS 2007 129