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Figure 15.3f. Participants aged 15-64 years who returned to receive their test resultsby wealth index 1 , <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.70Percent Returning to Receive TestResults (%)605040302010056.953.451.344.145.629.0Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest TotalHousehold wealth indexFigure 15.3f As wealth index increased, the proportion of participants who returned toreceive their test results declined.The rate of returning to receive test results declined significantly with increasing wealth indexcategory. Participants in the lowest wealth quintile were more likely to return to receive their testresults (56.9%) compared to persons in the highest wealth quintile (29.0%).1The wealth index was a composite measure of the living standard of a household, calculated using data on ahousehold’s ownership of selected assets, materials used for housing construction, water access and sanitation facilities.The wealth index placed households on a continuous scale of relative wealth using principal components analysis.Individuals were ranked according to the score of the household in which they resided and the sample was divided intofive groups, each with an equal number of individuals (quintiles), ranging from the lowest to highest level of wealth.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 274

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