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households used chemical disinfectants, such as chlorine or Waterguard® 30 , compared to 15.8% ofurban households. These differences were marginally significant.Across provinces, water treatment practices differed significantly, with four out of 10 householdsin Nairobi (42.1%) and Nyanza provinces (42.4%) reporting that they did not treat their drinkingwater compared to nine out of 10 households (91.3%) in North Eastern province. These data arepresented in Appendix B.14.Figure 14.6c Method of treating drinking water among HIV-affected andHIV-unaffected households, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>60HIV-unaffectedHIV-affected and at least 1 knows status57.557.0Percent of Households (%)402027.8 28.527.0HIV-affected and none knows status23.914.912.546.40BoilingDisinfection (e.g.chlorine)0.64 0.08 0.36 1.5 1.2 0.75Bottled waterOther (e.g.filtration,sedimentation)Does not treatwaterMethod of Treating Drinking WaterFigure 14.6c HIV-affected households with at least one member aware of his or herHIV status were significantly more likely to treat their drinking water with disinfectionagents than other households.HIV‐infected adults in HIV care services are routinely provided with counseling about the importanceof safer drinking water in the prevention of common infections.Households with at least one HIV‐infected member who was aware of his or her HIV status weresignificantly less likely (46.4%) to have untreated drinking water than other households (57.0%‐57.5%).These households were also marginally more likely (23.9%) to treat their drinking water withdisinfectants, such as chlorine or Waterguard® compared to other households (12.5%‐14.9%). Otherwater treatment practices, such as boiling water, did not differ between HIV‐affected and HIVunaffectedhouseholds.30Waterguard® is a chlorine‐based water treatment product commonly distributed by the government and nongovernmentalorganizations in <strong>Kenya</strong>. Participants answering Waterguard® for their household’s drinking watertreatment method were included in the disinfectant category.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 253

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