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DATA IN CONTEXTHIV Basic Care PackageA number of low-cost and practical interventions have been shown to reduce HIV-relatedmorbidity and mortality and prevent HIV transmission. Cotrimoxazole preventive therapy, longlastinginsecticide treated bednets, and safe water systems are inexpensive and can benefitpeople living with HIV/<strong>AIDS</strong> in sub-Saharan Africa by reducing the incidence of opportunisticinfections (e.g., malaria and diarrhea). 1-3 The GOK recommends that all HIV-infected adults andchildren regardless of immunological status have access to these interventions and refers tothem as the Basic Care Package (BCP). In addition to cotrimoxazole, bednets, and a safe watersystem, the BCP in <strong>Kenya</strong> includes condoms and information, education and communication(IEC) materials for HIV-infected persons and their families. Various combinations of theseinterventions have been packaged and distributed in countries such as Uganda and southernSudan. A pilot program to scale-up access to BCP contents in Coast, Nyanza and Westernprovinces has been under development since early 2009. Experience gained during the pilot willguide the expansion of the BCP at the national level.123In this section, we examine water treatment practices of households with HIV‐infected members.The GOK recommends that in households affected by HIV, water from all sources, includingpiped systems, a public tap, dug wells, rainwater or surface water should be treated beforedrinking, with an exception only for bottled water. Drinking water treatment practices werecollected at the household level, not at the individual level.1World Health organization. Guidelines on co‐trimoxazole prophylaxis for HIV‐related infections among children,adolescents and adults in resource‐limited settings: Recommendations for a public health approach. Geneva: WorldHealth Organization; 2006. (http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/guidelines/WHO%20CTX. pdf)2Mermin J, Lule J, Ekwaru JP, et al. Effect of co‐trimoxazole prophylaxis on morbidity, mortality, CD4‐cell count, andviral load in HIV infection in rural Uganda. Lancet. 2004; 364 (9443): 1428‐34.3Kamya MR, Gasasira AF, Achan J, et al. Effects of trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole and insecticide‐treated bednets onmalaria among HIV‐infected Ugandan children. <strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>2007</strong>; 21 (15): 2059‐66.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 207

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