Using VCT statistics from Kenya in understanding the association between gender and HIV

Bibliographic Data

ID2177527
AuthorsKennedy Otwombe (0000-0002-7433-4383, University of the Witwatersrand), Ndindi Mutisya (LVCT Health), Carolyne Ajema (0000-0002-2913-8113, LVCT Health), John Wanyungu (Ministry of Health)
Year2007
Volume4
Issue3
Pages707-710
Publication date2007-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1729-0376 • E-ISSN: 1813-4424
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17290376.2007.9724893
PMID18185897
OpenAlexW2072061875
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited5

This paper demonstrates the importance of utilising official statistics from the voluntary counselling and testing centres (VCT) to determine the association between gender and HIV infection rates in Kenya.The study design adopted was a record based survey of data collected from VCT sites in Kenya between the second quarter of 2001 and the second quarter of 2004. Of those who were tested, significantly more females tested positive (P<0.0001) and had twice as high a chance of being infected by HIV (Odds ratio 2.27 with CI 2.23 to 2.31) than males.We conclude that VCT statistics may lead to better planning of services and gender sensitive interventions if utilised well

Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Health services · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Statistics · Voluntary counseling and testing · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Mathematics · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Internal Medicine