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The majority of men agreed that if a husband has a STI, his wife is justified in refusing sex (86.7%) orinsisting on using a condom (82.4%) and that if a husband was having sex with other women, his wifewas justified in refusing sex with him (79.9%). Most women also agreed with these statements thoughat a significantly lower level than men (82.8%, 78.2% and 76.4%, respectively). For both women andmen, there was significantly less agreement that being tired or not in the mood was justification for awife refusing to have sex with her husband (59.9% and 66.5%, respectively).Figure 7.6b Agreement with three empowerment statements among women and men aged15-64 years by self-reported HIV status, Kenya 2007.WomenMen908581.8807575.870656058.965.661.967.162.168.155Percent (%)50454035302520151050Never tested or never receivedresultsSelf-reported positive Self-reported negative TotalFigure 7.6b Women and men who had previously tested for HIV (regardless oftheir self‐reported status) were more likely than those who had never tested ornever received results to believe a wife was justified in refusing sex or insistingon condom use in specific circumstances.The three referenced empowerment statements were:• Is a wife justified in refusing to have sex with her husband when she knows her husband hassex with other women?• If a wife knows her husband has a disease that she can get during sexual intercourse, is shejustified in asking that they use a condom when they have sex?• If a wife knows her husband has a disease that she can get during sexual intercourse, is shejustified in refusing to have sex with him?In all, 62.1% of women agreed with all three empowerment statements, which was significantly lowerthan the 68.1% among men. A significantly higher percent of women (61.9%‐67.1%) and men (75.8%‐81.8%) who had been tested for HIV agreed with the three statements compared to women and menKAIS 2007 135