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 More than 1.4 million Kenyans are living with
HIV/AIDS.
 7.4% of adults age 15-64 are infected with HIV
 The prevalence of HIV in the country is at 7.1%
 Two thirds of Kenyans don¶t know their HIV
status
 Kenya ranks 13th on the list of 22 high-burden
Tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world and has
the fifth highest burden in Africa
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 234 respondents involved in the KAP survey from 12
partners (72%)
 A standardized questionnaire with closed ended
questions used
 The questionnaires were self administered
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— PWD 13
9 3.8
UDPK 7
4 1.7
HWWK 109
65 27.8
Maridadi Fabrics 11
9 3.8
YA 12
8 3.4
I S 35
34 14.5
WEAEP 21
29 12.4
HSH 18
10 4.3
Rachels Development 11
7 3
— AP 11
10 4.3
S PE 11
19 8.1
MTP 68
30 12.8

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 56.9% of the
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 86.7% knew of someone living with HIV while
88.9% knew of someone who has died of HIV

 Majority of those living with or have died of HIV


fall under the category of relatives (60.3% and
71.3% respectively)

 98.2% know that one can get HIV from having


sexual intercourse with an infected partner and
only 1.8% said it is not possible
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 2 respondents from —PA  and 1 respondent
each from — PWD and Rachels Development
said one cant get HIV from having sex with an
infected partner

 98.7% said that a person cannot get HIV by


working next to a person with HIV. However 2
respondents from Rachels Development and 1
respondent from S PE reported that it is
possible to get infected.
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Deliver in health facility/hospital 75.4

Take —evirapine before delivery 47.3

Breastfeed exclusively 26.1

—ot breastfeed 58.5

Prevent malaria attacks 1.4

Visit 0.5

Don¶t know 1.4

Eat well 0.5

Baby given —evirapine 0.5


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said that there is 100 100
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no cure for AIDS 85.7

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Have started abstaining


from sex 33.3

onsistently using
condoms 33.3

Have only one sexual


partner 13.3

Have reduced number of


sexual partners 20

Know the partner has no


other sexual partners 6.7

Have avoided blood


transfusion 6.7

Have been tested and


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 90.9% said there is
something one can
do to avoid re-
infection while
4.5% said there is
nothing one can
do. 4.5% not aware
           
 87.7% believe
they can contract
HIV while 10.3%
do not think they
can contract HIV.
2% not aware
             
  

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U—PK 0 33.3 66.7 0

HWWK 9.8 60.7 16.4 13.1

Maridadi Fabrics 28.6 57.1 0 14.3

YA 0 87.5 0 12.5

I S 6.3 78.1 6.3 9.4

WEAEP 22.2 51.9 14.8 11.1

HSH 20 40 20 20
Rachels
Development 0 50 33.3 16.7

— AP 28.6 42.9 14.3 14.3

S PE 7.1 78.6 14.3 0

MTP 16.7 72.2 0 11.1


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