TABLE 1.
Select Sociodemographic and Testing Characteristics Among Children Aged 18 Months to 14 Years, Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey 2012
| Variable | Interview Sample (N = 5162)
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Interviewed With No Serology (N = 1481)
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Interviewed With Serology— Serological Sample (N = 3681)
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| Unweighted, n* | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted, n* | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted, n* | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Boy | 2569 | 50.1 (48.5 to 51.7) | 751 | 51.1 (48.5 to 53.6) | 1818 | 49.7 (47.8 to 51.6) |
| Girl | 2593 | 49.9 (48.3 to 51.5) | 730 | 48.9 (46.4 to 51.5) | 1863 | 50.3 (48.4 to 52.2) |
| Age category | ||||||
| 18 months to 4 yrs | 1320 | 25.4 (24.0 to 26.7) | 469 | 32.7 (29.8 to 35.6) | 851 | 22.4 (20.9 to 24.0) |
| 5–9 yrs | 1888 | 35.6 (34.1 to 37.1) | 539 | 35.7 (33.2 to 38.3) | 1350 | 35.6 (33.7 to 37.4) |
| 10–14 yrs | 1954 | 39.0 (37.3 to 40.7) | 474 | 31.6 (28.6 to 34.5) | 1480 | 42.0 (39.9 to 44.0) |
| Orphan status | ||||||
| Both parents dead | 60 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) | 13 | 1.0 (0.4 to 1.6) | 47 | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.0) |
| One parent dead | 407 | 7.4 (6.0 to 8.7) | 99 | 5.6 (3.9 to 7.2) | 308 | 8.1 (6.5 to 9.8) |
| Both parents alive | 4603 | 89.5 (88.0 to 91.1) | 1343 | 91.9 (89.9 to 93.9) | 3260 | 88.5 (86.6 to 90.4) |
| Unknown | 92 | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.3) | 26 | 1.5 (0.6 to 2.4) | 66 | 1.9 (1.2 to 2.6) |
| Region | ||||||
| Nairobi | 366 | 6.2 (5.0 to 7.3) | 170 | 9.7 (7.9 to 11.6) | 196 | 4.7 (3.6 to 5.8) |
| Central | 452 | 9.3 (7.8 to 10.7) | 78 | 5.5 (3.8 to 7.3) | 374 | 10.8 (8.9 to 12.7) |
| Coast | 675 | 9.5 (7.2 to 11.9) | 200 | 11.7 (7.1 to 16.4) | 475 | 8.7 (6.3 to 11.0) |
| Eastern | 1248 | 16.4 (13.8 to 19.0) | 448 | 23.1 (18.3 to 27.9) | 800 | 13.7 (11.2 to 16.1) |
| Nyanza | 704 | 16.0 (13.2 to 18.7) | 143 | 11.2 (8.0 to 14.4) | 561 | 17.9 (14.2 to 21.6) |
| Rift Valley | 927 | 28.0 (24.0 to 32.0) | 299 | 29.6 (24.2 to 35.0) | 628 | 27.4 (22.6 to 32.2) |
| Western | 790 | 14.7 (12.7 to 16.6) | 143 | 9.1 (7.1 to 11.2) | 647 | 16.9 (14.4 to 19.4) |
| Residence | ||||||
| Rural | 3782 | 74.3 (71.2 to 77.4) | 1009 | 71.4 (67.0 to 75.9) | 2773 | 75.4 (71.7 to 79.2) |
| Urban | 1380 | 25.7 (22.6 to 28.8) | 472 | 28.6 (24.1 to 33.0) | 908 | 24.6 (20.8 to 28.3) |
| Wealth index quintiles | ||||||
| Poorest | 1424 | 26.9 (22.3 to 31.5) | 420 | 27.0 (20.9 to 33.0) | 1004 | 26.8 (21.7 to 32.0) |
| Second | 1333 | 26.6 (23.9 to 29.3) | 324 | 23.9 (20.1 to 27.7) | 1009 | 27.7 (24.6 to 30.8) |
| Middle | 1098 | 22.1 (19.4 to 24.8) | 305 | 21.5 (16.8 to 26.2) | 795 | 22.5 (19.8 to 25.2) |
| Fourth | 723 | 13.4 (11.2 to 15.7) | 211 | 13.4 (10.0 to 16.8) | 510 | 13.4 (11.1 to 15.7) |
| Richest | 584 | 11.0 (8.9 to 13.0) | 221 | 14.2 (10.8 to 17.7) | 363 | 9.7 (7.5 to 11.8) |
| Self-reported HIV status of parent/guardian | ||||||
| HIV-positive | 93 | 2.6 (1.7 to 3.5) | 14 | 1.0 (0.2 to 1.8) | 79 | 3.3 (2.1 to 4.5) |
| HIV-negative | 3611 | 97.4 (96.5 to 98.3) | 1120 | 99.0 (98.2 to 99.8) | 2491 | 96.7 (95.5 to 97.9) |
| HIV testing history of child of HIV-positive parent/guardian | ||||||
| Child ever been tested | 48 | 52.9 (39.5 to 66.2) | 10 | 76.2 (55.6 to 96.7) | 38 | 49.6 (35.7 to 63.5) |
| Child never been tested/don’t know | 45 | 47.1 (33.8 to 60.5) | 4 | 23.8 (3.27 to 44.4) | 41 | 50.4 (36.5 to 64.3) |
| Child tested before KAIS 2012 | ||||||
| Yes | 742 | 16.4 (13.9 to 18.9) | 205 | 15.2 (12.2 to 18.2) | 537 | 16.9 (13.8 to 20.0) |
| No | 3883 | 83.6 (81.1 to 86.1) | 1185 | 84.8 (81.8 to 87.8) | 2698 | 83.1 (80.0 to 86.2) |
*
Due to missing responses totals may vary between variables.