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8.10 HIV STATUS AND SEXUAL PARTNERSHIPSIn the absence of treatment, women who become infected with HIV during pregnancy or breastfeedinghave a very high risk of transmitting the virus to their infants (73% and 36%, respectively). 9 Thissection examines the role that sexual partners may play in increasing risk for HIV infection amongHIV‐uninfected women in these groups.Respondents were asked to provide information for up to three partners with whom they had sexualintercourse in the 12 months prior to the survey (see Data in Context, Chapter 5.4). Most women(69.2%) reported having only one partner in the year before the survey. Because individuals couldhave had more than one partner during this time, partnership results should be interpreted as apercent of all partnerships rather than the percent of all individual KAIS participants.Figure 8.10a Knowledge of partners’ HIV status* among HIV-uninfected currently pregnantor breastfeeding women aged 15-49 years who reported having unprotected sex in the 12months preceding the survey, Kenya 2007.10080Women Reporting Partner's Status (%)60402072.71.477.60.6725.921.80HIV-uninfected pregnant womenHIV-uninfected breastfeeding womenReported partner is HIV-negative Reported partner is HIV-positive Did not know status of partnerFigure 8.10a An estimated three fourths of sexual partnerships among HIV-uninfectedpregnant and breastfeeding women were with men whose HIV status was unknown.**A “partner of unknown status” refers to a partner who had never been tested for HIV, whose testing history was unknown to therespondent, or whose HIV test result was unknown to the respondent.9Humphrey, JH, et al: Mother to child transmission of HIV among Zimbabweanwomen who had their primary HIV infection during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. XVIInternational AIDS conference, Toronto, Canada, August 14, 2006.KAIS 2007 154