VCT: Knowledge of HIV Status and Risk behaviors in Kisumu, Kenya

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VCT Knowledge of HIV Status and Risk behaviors
in Kisumu, Kenya

• Cross-sectional, population based study
• N1655 (906 women, 746 men)
• Interview about knowledge, attitudes and behavior
  around HIV, ART and VCT
• Serologic Testing for HIV, STIs
• HIV prevalence 21 (24 women, 16 men p
  lt0.001)
• Adjusted correlates Age, Education, Marital
  Status
• 2/3 of HIV-infected persons had never previously
  tested

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VCT Knowledge of HIV status and Risk Behavior

• Prior VCT 43 (47 women, 37 men plt0.001)
• Gender difference in risk behaviors
• Men had increased odds of risk sex (sex with a
  non-spousal partner or transactional sex)
• Women had decreased odds of risky sex (anal sex
  or ANY risk behavior measured by composite
  variable)
• Conclusions
• VCT uptake increased in Kisumu
• Majority of HIV-infected people unaware of status
  
• Benefits of VCT for HIV prevention may differ for
  men and women