TABLE 1.
Knowledge About Tuberculosis Among Persons Aged 15–64 Years by Demographic Characteristics and HIV Status, Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey 2012
| All Participants |
Have You Ever Heard of an Illness Called Tuberculosis?* |
Can Tuberculosis be Cured?† |
Can Tuberculosis be Cured in People With HIV?‡ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted, N | Unweighted, n | Weighted % (95% CI) |
Unweighted, n | Weighted % (95% CI) |
Unweighted, n | Weighted % (95% CI) |
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| Sex | |||||||
| Men | 5745 | 5613 | 97.7 (97.3 to 98.2) | 4914 | 87.0 (85.6 to 88.3) | 2378 | 49.1 (47.0 to 51.3) |
| Women | 7930 | 7605 | 95.9 (95.3 to 96.6) | 6459 | 84.3 (83.1 to 85.6) | 2816 | 44.3 (42.4 to 46.1) |
| Age category, yrs | |||||||
| 15–24 | 4528 | 4344 | 95.9 (95.2 to 96.6) | 3494 | 79.3 (77.4 to 81.2) | 1428 | 41.6 (39.4 to 43.7) |
| 25–29 | 2138 | 2081 | 97.6 (96.8 to 98.4) | 1808 | 86.5 (84.7 to 88.4) | 802 | 44.6 (41.8 to 47.5) |
| 30–39 | 3099 | 3013 | 97.1 (96.4 to 97.9) | 2707 | 89.3 (87.9 to 90.6) | 1330 | 50.5 (48.0 to 52.9) |
| 40–49 | 2003 | 1934 | 96.8 (95.9 to 97.7) | 1721 | 89.2 (87.5 to 90.8) | 879 | 51.3 (48.2 to 54.4) |
| 50–64 | 1907 | 1846 | 96.7 (95.8 to 97.6) | 1643 | 88.4 (86.6 to 90.2) | 755 | 46.3 (43.0 to 49.6) |
| Highest educational attainment |
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| No primary | 1560 | 1443 | 91.1 (88.6 to 93.6) | 1208 | 81.8 (78.4 to 85.1) | 398 | 38.5 (33.4 to 43.7) |
| Incomplete primary |
1156 | 1114 | 95.8 (94.3 to 97.4) | 915 | 80.1 (76.8 to 83.4) | 382 | 43.7 (39.2 to 48.2) |
| Complete primary |
4303 | 4203 | 97.7 (97.1 to 98.2) | 3613 | 85.2 (83.8 to 86.7) | 1566 | 42.9 (40.9 to 45.0) |
| Secondary or higher |
6648 | 6450 | 97.0 (96.5 to 97.6) | 5630 | 86.8 (85.5 to 88.1) | 2845 | 49.8 (47.9 to 51.8) |
| Region | |||||||
| Nairobi | 1731 | 1701 | 98.4 (97.5 to 99.2) | 1542 | 90.9 (89.2 to 92.6) | 859 | 56.4 (52.9 to 59.9) |
| Central | 1578 | 1547 | 98.1 (97.4 to 98.8) | 1364 | 89.3 (87.1 to 91.4) | 571 | 41.4 (37.7 to 45.0) |
| Nyanza | 1829 | 1760 | 96.4 (95.0 to 97.7) | 1500 | 85.6 (83.4 to 87.9) | 826 | 55.8 (50.0 to 61.6) |
| Rift Valley North |
1258 | 1203 | 95.6 (93.8 to 97.4) | 1044 | 86.1 (83.0 to 89.2) | 543 | 50.9 (45.1 to 56.7) |
| Rift Valley South |
1220 | 1167 | 95.5 (94.1 to 96.9) | 961 | 82.5 (78.0 to 87.0) | 398 | 40.6 (35.7 to 45.4) |
| Eastern North | 1217 | 1166 | 95.9 (93.7 to 98.1) | 1056 | 91.6 (87.4 to 95.7) | 343 | 33.3 (27.0 to 39.6) |
| Eastern South | 1460 | 1413 | 96.9 (96.0 to 97.8) | 1168 | 82.9 (79.8 to 86.1) | 405 | 35.7 (32.5 to 39.0) |
| Western | 1675 | 1604 | 95.6 (94.5 to 96.8) | 1226 | 75.9 (73.0 to 78.7) | 546 | 44.5 (41.5 to 47.4) |
| Coast | 1707 | 1657 | 97.4 (96.1 to 98.6) | 1512 | 90.8 (88.7 to 92.9) | 703 | 48.7 (44.7 to 52.8) |
| Residence | |||||||
| Rural | 8614 | 8252 | 95.9 (95.3 to 96.5) | 6909 | 83.1 (81.7 to 84.6) | 2910 | 43.7 (41.6 to 45.8) |
| Urban | 5061 | 4966 | 98.0 (97.5 to 98.6) | 4464 | 89.3 (87.9 to 90.8) | 2284 | 50.5 (48.2 to 52.9) |
| Wealth index | |||||||
| Poorest | 2839 | 2688 | 95.0 (93.7 to 96.2) | 2239 | 83.0 (80.5 to 85.4) | 901 | 43.4 (39.2 to 47.5) |
| Second | 2849 | 2730 | 95.7 (94.8 to 96.7) | 2266 | 81.8 (79.9 to 83.8) | 955 | 42.9 (39.9 to 45.9) |
| Middle | 2660 | 2566 | 96.3 (95.4 to 97.3) | 2150 | 82.6 (80.8 to 84.4) | 955 | 45.4 (42.7 to 48.0) |
| Fourth | 2564 | 2511 | 97.9 (97.1 to 98.6) | 2221 | 87.8 (86.1 to 89.5) | 1027 | 45.6 (42.9 to 48.3) |
| Richest | 2745 | 2705 | 98.4 (97.9 to 99.0) | 2480 | 91.5 (90.0 to 93.1) | 1349 | 53.3 (50.6 to 56.1) |
| Reported HIV status |
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| HIV+ | 363 | 353 | 97.3 (95.5 to 99.0) | 334 | 94.6 (92.2 to 97.0) | 265 | 78.4 (72.1 to 84.7) |
| HIV− | 9214 | 8956 | 97.3 (96.9 to 97.8) | 7817 | 86.7 (85.7 to 87.8) | 3692 | 48.6 (47.0 to 50.3) |
| Never tested/ never received results |
4098 | 3909 | 95.7 (95.0 to 96.5) | 3222 | 82.4 (80.6 to 84.2) | 1237 | 39.1 (36.5 to 41.7) |
| Laboratory HIV results |
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| HIV+ | 648 | 635 | 97.8 (96.5 to 99.1) | 573 | 89.4 (86.6 to 92.3) | 385 | 67.7 (63.2 to 72.2) |
| HIV− | 10,951 | 10,584 | 96.6 (96.2 to 97.1) | 9095 | 85.2 (84.0 to 86.4) | 3996 | 44.7 (43.1 to 46.4) |
Totals may vary between variables due to missing data.
*
Among all participants.
†
Among participants who said they have ever heard about tuberculosis.
‡
Among participants who said that tuberculosis can be cured.