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

Health Care Utilization, Tuberculosisand Preventive Services among HIVinfectedAdults11.1 KEY FINDINGSHealth care utilization• HIV-infected adults aware of their status were significantly more likely toaccess outpatient care in the four weeks before the survey compared to HIVinfectedadults unaware of their status (51.2%% and 22.9%, respectively).• HIV-infected adults aware of their status were significantly more likely to behospitalised in the six months prior to the survey compared to HIV-infectedadults unaware of their status (14.1% and 3.2%, respectively).Tuberculosis (TB)• HIV-infected adults were significantly more likely to have ever been diagnosedwith TB compared to HIV-uninfected adults (9.6% and 1.8%, respectively).• The majority of adults who had ever been diagnosed with TB had completed TBtreatment (84.1% and 55.8%, respectively). These estimates did not differbetween HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults.• Among HIV-infected adults who had ever been diagnosed with TB, 61.1% wereaware of their HIV infection, compared to only 11.1% among those who had not.Preventive services• Almost half (45.5%) of HIV-infected adults lived in a household that treated itsmain source of drinking water, most commonly by boiling. There were nodifferences between those aware or unaware of their HIV infection.• Among all HIV-infected adults, 45.3% slept under a mosquito net the nightbefore the survey and 20.2% slept under a treated net. There were nodifferences between those aware or unaware of their HIV infection.• Among HIV-infected adults aware of their HIV infection, 36.4% were takingmulti-vitamins.11.2 INTRODUCTIONWithout appropriate care and treatment, the vast majority of adults with HIV will sufferKAIS 2007 196