KAIS 2007 1 - Kenya National AIDS & STI Control Programme ...

Among all respondents, the percent that had ever been tested for HIV but did not receive their testresults was 1.8%. In total, 75.1% of men and 59.3% of women had never been tested for HIV or hadbeen tested but never received their test results, translating into a gap of 46 percentage points inachieving the national HIV testing goal of 80%. To reach the goal, an estimated 9.2 million additionaladolescents and adults will need to be tested for HIV between 2007 and 2010.Figure 4.3b Ever been tested for HIV among women and men aged 15-49 years, 2003 KDHSand 2007 KAIS.1002003 KDHS 2007 KAISWeighted (%) Ever Tested and Received Results8060402044.625.614.9 15.8 15.236.60Women Men TotalGenderFigure 4.3b The percent of women aged 15-49 years who have ever been tested for HIV hasmore than tripled since 2003, and the proportion of men has nearly doubled.For consistency with the 2003 KDHS, this analysis included only adults aged 15‐49 years. The percentof all adults aged 15‐49 years who have ever been tested for HIV increased significantly from 15.2% in2003 to 36.6% in 2007. Although the differences between 2003 and 2007 are significant for both womenand men, the increase was much more pronounced in women (14.9% to 44.6%, respectively) than inmen (15.8% to 25.6%, respectively).KAIS 2007 67