10.07.2015 Views

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

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

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

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Figure 5.5a Knowledge of HIV status of partners among adults aged 15-64 years, <strong>Kenya</strong><strong>2007</strong>.100908077.97060Weighted (%)5040302021.1100Partner of Unknown HIV status Partner HIV-uninfected Partner HIV-infectedPartner's HIV status1.1A “partner of unknown status” refers to a partner who had never been tested for HIV, whose testing history was unknown to therespondent, or whose HIV test result was unknown to the respondent.Figure 5.5a In most partnerships (77.9%), the respondent reported having a partner ofunknown HIV status.In general, very few people were aware of their partner’s HIV status. Overall, in 77.9% of partnerships,the respondent reported a partner of unknown HIV status. This was similar between women (80.2%)and men (74.8%).A subset of respondents provided information on knowledge of their HIV status (that is, whether theybelieved themselves to be HIV positive or HIV negative). Based on this self‐reported information, of allpartnerships reported by this subset, 1.5% were thought to be HIV‐discordant.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 88

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!