AEGiS-14IAC: HIV prevalence in Kenya since 1990 in view of determining whether the prevalence in Kenya has stabilized or is declining.

14th International AIDS Conference

Barcelona, Spain - July 7-12, 2002

HIV prevalence in Kenya since 1990 in view of determining whether the prevalence in Kenya has stabilized or is declining.

Int Conf AIDS 2002 Jul 7-12; 14:(abstract no. A10013)

Cheluget BK, Mwikya LM, Ngare CW, Barsigo AK, Chebet KL, Wandera CN
National AIDS/STD Control Program, Nairobi, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Sentinel Surveillance has been conducted in antenatal clinics since 1990. Initially there were 13 sites additional sites were added in 1995 to 22 sites and currently there are 35 sites, the new sites were added in the year 2001.

METHOD: Sentinel Surveillance returns were received from the sites in the National AIDS/STD Control Programme at the end of September 2001. Data entry was done using EPI 2000. Validations for records transfer and quality assurance procedures were undertaken. Analysis was done to determine site prevalence and extra polations done to estimate the district, provincial and National prevalence.

RESULTS: Five sites (71.4%) marked as rural showed declining HIV prevalence rates, two (35%) sites of the rural sites showed that the prevalence rates were stable. Some new rural areas showed quite a higher prevalence rate than had been previously assumed. Six urban (50%) areas showed declining in HIV prevalence rate. Four (33%) had prevalence that is stabilizing and two sites (17%) had rising HIV prevalence.

CONCLUSIONS: According to 2001 data, majority of rural and urban sites are showing prevalences that have either stabilized or declining. This implies that the National prevalence may be stabilizing. Further 2002 data is required to have a clear picture of the scenario.

Keywords: AEGIS, Prevalence, HIV, HIV Infections, HIV Seropositivity, HIV Seroprevalence, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Sentinel Surveillance, HIV Antibodies, Kenya, epidemiology, immunology

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