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Figure 4.3e Ever been tested for HIV among women and men aged 15-64 years, by wealthindex 12 , <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>.806055.5Weighted (%) Ever tested402031.314.3Women Men33.4 34.016.221.541.524.939.640.724.90Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest TotalWealth IndexFigure 4.3e Wealthier women and men were more likely to have been tested for HIV thanpoorer women and men.Women and men in the highest wealth quintile were significantly more likely to have ever been testedfor HIV (55.5% and 39.6%, respectively) than those in the lowest wealth quintile (31.3% and 14.3%,respectively). Testing rates were significantly higher among women compared to men for all incomelevels.In the following section (Figures 4.3f‐h) we focus on testing behaviour by age and marital status.Because potential exposure to HIV is most commonly associated with sexual experience, we limitedanalyses only to those who reported ever having sex. Overall, among adults aged 15‐64 years, 88.7% ofwomen and 86.0% of men reported they ever had sex. The percentage of women and men who hadever been tested for HIV was significantly higher among those who had ever had sex (44.7% and 27.6%,respectively) compared to those who had not had sex (9.8 and 8.1%, respectively).12The wealth index was a composite measure of the living standard of a household, calculated using dataon a household’s ownership of selected assets, materials used for housing construction, water access andsanitation facilities. The wealth index placed households on a continuous scale of relative wealth usingprincipal components analysis. Individuals were ranked according to the score of the household in whichthey resided and the sample was divided into five groups, each with an equal number of individuals(quintiles), ranging from the lowest to highest level of wealth.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 70

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