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Figure 11.5a HIV-infected adults aged 15-64 years by water treatment practice of theirhousehold, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.Percent of HIV-infected Adults (%)604020054.547.1Does not treatwaterAll HIV-infected adults26.5Boiling26.7 25.217.7Disinfection (e.g.chlorine)Method of Water TreatmentHIV-infected, aware of status1.2Other1.1Figure 11.5a More than half of HIV-infected adults lived in a household with untreateddrinking water.Overall, 54.5% of HIV‐infected persons lived in a household that did not treat its main source ofdrinking water. Among the remaining 45.5% that did treat their drinking water, boiling was themost common practice, followed by chemical disinfection. Other methods such as filtration,sedimentation or the exclusive use of bottled water were infrequent methods of treating water inthese households (1.2%). Water treatment practices in households with HIV‐infected memberswho were aware of HIV their status were similar with no significant differences observed.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 208

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