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12.7 Gaps and unmet needs• Increasing awareness of HSV‐2 and its role in transmitting and acquiring HIV forthe general population is needed.• According to the <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong> HIV‐infected adults are likely to be co‐infected withHSV‐2. HSV‐2 diagnostic and treatment services should be expanded to HIV careclinics. Healthcare workers should be trained to recognize symptoms of HSV‐2and provide treatment for symptomatic HSV‐2.• HSV‐2 infection is high in HIV‐discordant relationships. Encouraging condomuse is critical for protecting uninfected adults from acquiring HIV and HSV‐2.• HIV prevention programs that promote condom use, male circumcision, andfewer sexual partners should be considered as potential avenues for alsoeducating the public about HSV‐2.• Most HSV2‐infected individuals did not recognize they had an <strong>STI</strong>, buttreatment‐ seeking behaviour among those who recognized symptoms wasrelatively high, especially among women. Campaigns to improve <strong>STI</strong> recognitionare necessary to facilitate access to treatment services.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 227

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