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Figure 13.3e Prevalence of syphilis among women and men aged 15-64 years byeducation level, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.Syphilis Prevalence (Weighted %)864203.64.5No primary1.82.6Incompleteprimary1.31.9CompleteprimaryWomen1.0 0.90Secondary +Men1.7 1.9TotalEducation LevelFigure 13.3e Syphilis prevalence varied significantly with education level; those whoreported secondary school or higher education had lowest rates of syphilis.According to the <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong>, participants who reported less years of education had significantlyhigher syphilis prevalence than participants who reported more years of education. Syphilisprevalence decreased significantly and monotonically for both women and men, with highestsyphilis prevalence observed in participants who reported no primary education (3.6% for womenand 4.5% for men) and lowest syphilis prevalence among participants who reported secondary orhigher education (1.0% in women and 0.9% in men).<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 234

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