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Of respondents who reported a medical injection in the year prior to the survey, 28.2% reportedreceiving only a single injection, 43.0% reported receiving two to three injections, 24.5% reportedreceiving four to 10 injections, and 4.4% reported receiving 11 or more injections. The numberreporting injections in the year prior to the survey varied by sex, but only for those that reported oneinjection in the year before the survey (25.3% for women and 33.7% for men).In total, 0.46% of all participants reported receiving at least one injection from a traditional practitioneror healer in the past year; 33.1% of all participants reported injections from doctors, nurses,pharmacists, dentists or other health workers. Among persons who reported medical injections fromdoctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists or other health workers in the year before the survey, 95.3%reported that they observed the health worker take the needle and syringe for the injection from anunopened packet.Figure 9.5c HIV prevalence among women and men aged 15‐64 years by reported history of medicalinjection in the year before the survey, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.HIV Prevelence (Weighted %)1510509.9At least 1 medical injection in the year beforethe surveyReceived no medical injections in the yearbefore the survey7.47.74.59.2Women Men TotalSex6.0Figure 9.5c Among women and men who reported a medical injection in the year before thesurvey, the prevalence of HIV was significantly higher than those who reported no medicalinjection.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 176

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