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

one of the leading causes of mortality among people with HIV, and, conversely, HIV infection is arisk factor for active TB.According to the 2007 KAIS, awareness of TB was high among adults aged 15‐64 years; 97.9%reported having heard of TB. When asked about modes of transmission, 69.9% correctly answeredthat TB spreads through the air through coughing or sneezing and 87.7% correctly answered theTB can be cured. When asked if respondents would want to keep their family member’s TBinfection a secret, 11.4% said yes. Responses to these TB knowledge and stigma questions did notvary by HIV status.History of TB diagnosis was captured by self‐report only in the 2007 KAIS, with no laboratory orclinical confirmation. Of all respondents, 2.3% reported ever receiving a prior TB diagnosis from ahealth care professional, corresponding to an estimated 454,000 adults nationwide. One half of apercent (0.5%) reported a recent TB diagnosis; that is, they were diagnosed in the 12 months priorto the survey. Among HIV‐infected adults, 9.6% had a history of TB diagnosis, with 2.7%reporting diagnosis in the year before the survey. 16Figure 11.4a Adults aged 15-64 years that received a tuberculosis diagnosis from ahealth care professional, by HIV status, Kenya 2007.Percent Diagnosed with TB (%)20151050Ever diagnosed with TBDiagnosed with TB in 12 months before interview9.62.71.82.30.4 0.5HIV-infected HIV-uninfected All adultsFigure 11.4a A significantly greater proportion of HIV-infected adults than HIV-uninfectedadults had received a TB diagnosis ever and in the year before the survey.KAIS 2007 202