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Figure 12.5a HIV prevalence by HSV-2 status among adults aged 15-64 years, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.HSV-2-InfectedHSV-2-UninfectedHIV-infected, 2.1HIV-infected, 16.4%HIV-uninfected, 83.6%HIV infection is nearly eighttimes more likely amongthose infected with HSV-2than those uninfected.HIV-uninfected, 97.9Among HSV2‐infected adults, 16.4% were HIV‐infected. Among HSV2‐uninfected adults, 2.1% wereHIV‐infected. The difference in HIV prevalence by HSV‐2 status was statistically significant.Figure 12.5b HSV-2 prevalence among couples by HIV status of couple, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.100HSV-2 Status of Couple (Weighted %)908070605040301 partner HSV-2-infectedBoth partners HSV-2-infected20.529.314.081.0Figure 12.5b Innearly half of all HIVdiscordantcouples,both partners wereinfected with HSV-2.49.8201027.00Concordant negative HIV-discordant Concordant positiveHIV Status of CoupleHIV or HSV‐2 concordant couples are defined by both partners having the same infection status (i.e.both are infected or both are uninfected with HIV or HSV‐2). In the majority of concordant HIVinfectedcouples in <strong>Kenya</strong>, both partners also were infected with HSV‐2 (81.0%). Among concordantHIV‐uninfected couples, 27.0% were concordant HSV2‐infected and 20.5% were HSV2‐discordant. In<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 223

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