Table 2. Frequencies and weighted proportions of select demographic, behavioral, and biologic variables among HIV-uninfected women and men aged 15–64 years, 2007 Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey.
| HIV-uninfected | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 14,772) | Men (N = 6,449) | Women (N = 8,323) | ||||
| N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | |
| Select variables | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 6449 | 43.4 (42.3–44.4) | - | - | - | - |
| Women | 8323 | 56.6 (55.6–57.7) | - | - | - | - |
| Age category (years) | ||||||
| 15–24 | 4932 | 34.8 (33.6–35.9) | 2176 | 35.6 (34.0–37.3) | 2756 | 34.1 (32.8–35.4) |
| 25–34 | 3752 | 24.5 (23.4–25.6) | 1530 | 22.6 (21.3–24.0) | 2222 | 26.0 (24.6–27.3) |
| 35–44 | 2670 | 18.4 (17.6–19.3) | 1138 | 18.0 (16.8–19.3) | 1532 | 18.7 (17.7–19.8) |
| 45–54 | 2060 | 13.2 (12.5–14.0) | 905 | 13.0 (12.0–14.0) | 1155 | 13.4 (12.6–14.2) |
| 55–64 | 1358 | 9.1 (8.4–9.7) | 700 | 10.7 (9.8–11.6) | 658 | 7.8 (7.1–8.5) |
| Education | ||||||
| No primary | 2106 | 11.4 (10.3–12.6) | 591 | 6.8 (5.6–8.1) | 1515 | 15.0 (13.6–16.4) |
| Incomplete primary | 4143 | 29.5 (27.9–31.1) | 1795 | 29.6 (27.5–31.6) | 2348 | 29.4 (27.8–31.0) |
| Complete primary | 3487 | 24.1 (23.0–25.3) | 1526 | 23.8 (22.3–25.2) | 1961 | 24.4 (23.0–25.8) |
| Secondary+1 | 5036 | 35.0 (32.9–37.0) | 2537 | 39.8 (37.5–42.2) | 2499 | 31.2 (29.1–33.3) |
| Wealth index2 | ||||||
| Lowest | 2571 | 15.4 (13.5–17.2) | 1081 | 15.4 (13.3–17.5) | 1490 | 15.4 (13.6–17.2) |
| Second | 2702 | 17.7 (16.0–19.5) | 1173 | 18.0 (16.1–20.0) | 1529 | 17.5 (15.8–19.2) |
| Middle | 2855 | 19.7 (18.2–21.3) | 1241 | 19.6 (17.9–21.3) | 1614 | 19.9 (18.2–21.5) |
| Fourth | 2880 | 21.2 (19.4–23.0) | 1277 | 21.4 (19.3–23.5) | 1603 | 21.0 (19.2–22.9) |
| Highest | 3764 | 26.0 (23.1–28.9) | 1677 | 25.7 (22.8–28.5) | 2087 | 26.2 (23.1–29.3) |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 3599 | 22.9 (19.8–26.0) | 1589 | 22.3 (19.4–25.3) | 2010 | 23.4 (20.0–26.8) |
| Rural | 11173 | 77.1 (74.0–80.2) | 4860 | 77.7 (74.7–80.6) | 6313 | 76.6 (73.2–80.0) |
| Province | ||||||
| Nairobi | 1673 | 9.2 (8.0–10.5) | 746 | 8.8 (7.3–10.3) | 927 | 9.6 (8.2–11.0) |
| Central | 2200 | 14.7 (13.3–16.0) | 961 | 14.5 (13.0–15.9) | 1239 | 14.8 (13.3–16.3) |
| Coast | 1646 | 7.7 (6.5–8.9) | 704 | 7.7 (6.4–8.9) | 942 | 7.7 (6.4–9.1) |
| Eastern | 2449 | 18.1 (16.2–19.9) | 1072 | 18.4 (16.0–20.7) | 1377 | 17.8 (16.1–19.5) |
| North Eastern | 746 | 2.0 (1.7–2.3) | 315 | 2.0 (1.6–2.4) | 431 | 2.0 (1.7–2.3) |
| Nyanza | 2023 | 14.1 (12.5–15.6) | 875 | 14.2 (12.3–16.1) | 1148 | 14.0 (12.5–15.5) |
| Rift Valley | 2107 | 22.3 (19.4–25.1) | 944 | 22.5 (19.9–25.2) | 1163 | 22.0 (18.8–25.3) |
| Western | 1928 | 12.0 (10.6–13.4) | 832 | 11.9 (10.5–13.4) | 1096 | 12.1 (10.5–13.6) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married/cohabiting | 4386 | 30.1 (28.8–31.3) | 2407 | 38.4 (36.7–40.1) | 1979 | 23.7 (22.3–25.2) |
| Separated/divorced | 806 | 5.4 (7.8–12.6) | 268 | 4.2 (3.6–4.8) | 538 | 6.3 (5.6–6.9) |
| Widowed | 623 | 4.4 (11.9–17.30) | 72 | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) | 551 | 6.8 (6.2–7.5) |
| Currently married/cohabiting | 8957 | 60.1 (58.8–61.4) | 3702 | 56.1 (54.4–57.9) | 5255 | 63.2 (61.7–64.7) |
| Currently pregnant | ||||||
| No | 7856 | 94.0 (93.3–94.7) | - | - | 7856 | 94.0 (93.3–94.7) |
| Yes | 467 | 6.0 (5.3–6.7) | - | - | 467 | 6.0 (5.3–6.7) |
| No. sex partners in past 12 months | ||||||
| 0–1 | 13825 | 93.9 (93.4–94.4) | 5652 | 87.9 (86.9–88.9) | 8173 | 98.4 (98.0–98.8) |
| 2+ | 890 | 6.1 (5.6–6.6) | 766 | 12.1 (11.1–13.1) | 124 | 1.6 (1.2–2.0) |
| Ever used a condom | ||||||
| No | 8998 | 69.5 (68.1–70.8) | 3566 | 63.8 (62.0–65.5) | 5432 | 73.6 (71.9–75.4) |
| Yes | 3920 | 30.5 (29.2–31.9) | 1996 | 36.2 (34.5–38.0) | 1924 | 26.4 (24.6–28.1) |
| Condom use at last sex in past 12 months | ||||||
| Used a condom | 1284 | 9.9 (9.1–10.6) | 810 | 14.7 (13.5–15.9) | 474 | 6.3 (5.5–7.1) |
| Did not use a condom | 11634 | 90.1 (89.4–90.9) | 4752 | 85.3 (84.1–86.5) | 6882 | 93.7 (92.9–94.5) |
| Unprotected sex at last sex with partner of unknown of discordant HIV status in past 12 months | ||||||
| No | 1457 | 13.6 (12.5–14.6) | 856 | 17.7 (16.2–19.2) | 601 | 10.3 (9.1–11.4) |
| Yes | 9277 | 86.4 (85.4–87.5) | 3953 | 82.3 (80.8–83.8) | 5324 | 89.7 (88.6–90.9) |
| Ever tested for HIV | ||||||
| No | 9652 | 67.1 (65.7–68.5) | 4774 | 75.8 (74.1–77.5) | 4878 | 60.4 (58.8–62.0) |
| Yes | 4755 | 32.9 (31.5–34.3) | 1560 | 24.2 (22.5–25.9) | 3195 | 39.6 (38.0–41.2) |
| Self-reported HIV status based on last HIV test result | ||||||
| HIV-positive | 18 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | 5 | 0.1 (0–0.1) | 13 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) |
| HIV-negative | 4576 | 32.0 (30.6–33.4) | 1482 | 23.2 (21.4–24.9) | 3094 | 38.7 (37.1–40.4) |
| Unknown, never tested | 9652 | 67.9 (66.5–69.3) | 4774 | 76.8 (75.0–78.5) | 4878 | 61.1 (59.5–62.7) |
| Reported sexually transmitted infection diagnosis or symptoms in past 12 months | ||||||
| No | 14405 | 97.4 (97.1–97.7) | 6219 | 96.5 (96.0–97.0) | 8186 | 98.1 (97.6–98.5) |
| Yes | 367 | 2.6 (2.3–2.9) | 230 | 3.5 (3.0–4.0) | 137 | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) |
| HSV-2 result | ||||||
| Negative | 10151 | 68.4 (67.3–69.5) | 4944 | 76.4 (75.0–77.8) | 5207 | 62.2 (60.8–63.6) |
| Positive | 4479 | 31.6 (30.5–32.7) | 1455 | 23.6 (22.2–25.0) | 3024 | 37.8 (36.4–39.2) |
| Syphilis result | ||||||
| Negative | 14391 | 98.4 (98.1–98.7) | 6294 | 98.4 (98.0–98.8) | 8097 | 98.4 (98.1–98.8) |
| Positive | 222 | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) | 97 | 1.6 (1.2–2.0) | 125 | 1.6 (1.2–1.9) |
| Genital sore or ulcer on or near the penis in past 12 months | ||||||
| No | 6359 | 98.6 (98.3–99.0) | 6359 | 98.6 (98.3–99.0) | - | - |
| Yes | 90 | 1.4 (1.0–1.7) | 90 | 1.4 (1.0–1.7) | - | - |
| Male circumcision status | ||||||
| Circumcised | 854 | 14.1 (12.3–15.9) | 854 | 14.1 (12.3–15.9) | - | - |
| Not circumcised | 5595 | 85.9 (84.1–87.7) | 5595 | 85.9 (84.1–87.7) | - | - |
1Secondary+ includes any years of secondary schooling whether completed or not.
2The wealth index was a composite measure of the living standard of a household, calculated using data on a household’s ownership of selected assets, materials used for houshing construction, water access and sanitation facitlities. The wealth index placed household on a contniuous scale of relative weath using principal components anlysis. Individuals were ranked according to the score of the household in which they resided and the sample was divisded into five groups, each with an equal number of indiviuals (quintiles), ranging from the lowest to highest level of wealth.