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uninfected. A couple was considered to be concordant HIV‐uninfected if both partners were HIVuninfected,and concordant HIV‐infected if both partners were HIV‐infected.Figure 5.6a HIV-concordance and discordance among couples aged 15-64 years, <strong>Kenya</strong><strong>2007</strong>.DiscordantCouple(One partner HIVinfected)5.9%Concordantgative Couple(Both HIVuninfected)90.4%ConcordantPositive Couple(Both HIVinfected)3.8%Man HIV-infected,Woman HIV-uninfected,50.9%Woman HIV-infected,Man HIV-uninfected,49.1%Among the 5.9% ofdiscordant couplesFigure 5.6a Among couples, 9.7% had at least one HIV-infected partner, and 5.9% wereHIV-discordant.The large majority (90.4%) of married or cohabiting couples were concordant HIV‐uninfected. In 3.8%of married or cohabiting couples, partners were concordant HIV‐infected. In 5.9% of couples, partnerswere HIV‐discordant; that is, either only the male partner (3.0%) or the female partner (2.9%) was HIVinfected.In 50.9% of HIV‐discordant couples, the man was HIV‐infected and the woman was HIVuninfected.<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 92

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