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debilitating illness leading to hospitalisation, loss of income, disruptions to their family life andeventually death. Today, HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong> does not need to be an acute, debilitating disease. It ispossible to delay or prevent disease and improve the quality of life for persons with HIV througha comprehensive approach to health care that emphasizes a continuum of support, extendingbeyond just antiretroviral therapy (see Chapter 10 in this report for findings on cotrimoxazole andARV usage). HIV‐infected adults need access to health care facilities and an array of preventiveservices. In this chapter, we report on aspects of HIV care for infected adults, including use ofoutpatient and inpatient services; co‐infection with tuberculosis (TB); and uptake of preventionpractices, including treatment of drinking water, mosquito nets and nutritional supplements.Appendix B.11 provides sample sizes and 95% confidence intervals for estimates presented in thischapter. Throughout the chapter, the term significant indicates a chi‐square p‐value less than 0.05;marginally significant indicates a p‐value between 0.05 and 0.10, inclusive; and not significantindicates a p‐value greater than 0.10.Population estimates reported in this chapter were calculated based on the <strong>2007</strong> projected populationby province, age and sex reported in the Revised Population Projections for <strong>Kenya</strong> 2000‐2020, <strong>Kenya</strong><strong>National</strong> Bureau of Statistics (August 2006).Weighted national estimates for selected indicators from the<strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong> were used in these calculations. Detailed methods used for calculating population estimatesare described in Appendix A.11.3 HEALTH CARE UTILIZATIONIn the following analyses, we report on estimated outpatient service use and inpatient admissionsfor HIV‐infected adults. These data are useful in understanding patterns in utilization, especiallydifferences in use between HIV‐infected persons who are aware and those who are unaware oftheir HIV status. Health facility encounters among HIV‐infected persons unaware of their HIVinfection serve as opportunities for diagnosis of HIV; utilization among those aware of their HIVinfection can help plan for growing burden on the system as increasing numbers of peoplebecome aware of their HIV status. Data on uptake of outpatient services and hospitalisations werecollected at the household level; that is, the head of the household who answered the householdquestionnaire reported on health care visits for all members of the household listed.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 197

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