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

Figure 4.5a Reasons for not testing for HIV among adults aged 15-64 years who had neverbeen tested for HIV, Kenya 2007.Low Risk43.351.2No Reason GivenDon't Want to KnowDo Not Know About TestLack of Access to TestingAfraid Others Will KnowAbout Test ResultDon't Know WhereLack of Access to Treatment9.28.78.66.36.57.45.28.06.64.90.70.825.219.6WomenMen0 20 40 60 80 100Weighted (%) of Non-TestersFigure 4.5a Perception of low risk was the most common reason among women and men fornot having been tested for HIV.Among all adults aged 15‐64 years who had never been tested for HIV, 43.3% of women and 51.2% ofmen reported they had not been tested because they perceived themselves to be at low risk for HIVinfection; 25.2% of women and 19.6% of men provided no reason for not testing. Less than 10% ofrespondents reported lack of access to testing, fear of others knowing about the test result, notknowing where to go to get tested and lack of access to treatment as the reasons for not getting tested.Men were significantly more likely than women to report low risk for HIV (51.2% and 43.3%,respectively) and fear that others would find out about the test results (8.0% and 5.2%, respectively) asreasons for not testing. Women were significantly more likely than men to report not knowing aboutthe test (8.6% and 6.3%, respectively), lack of knowledge about where to get tested (6.6% and 4.9%,respectively) or no reason (25.2% and 19.6%, respectively) as their barriers to getting tested.Respondents could provide more than one reason for not testing; reasons for not testing were notmutually exclusive.KAIS 2007 76