Kenya AIDS Indicator Surveys 2007 and 2012: implications for public health policies for HIV prevention and treatment
Maina, W.K.; Kim, A.A.; Rutherford, G.W.; Harper, M.; K'Oyugi, B.O.; Sharif, S.; Kichamu, G.; Muraguri, N.M.; Akhwale, W.; De Cock, K.M.; Akhwale, W.; Birhanu, S.; Bore, J.; Broad, A.; Buluma, R.; Gachuki, T.; Galbraith, J.; Gichangi, A.; Gikonyo, B.; Gitau, M.; Gitonga, J.; Grasso, M.; Harper, M.; Imbwaga, A.; Junghae, M.; Kakinyi, M.; Kamiru, S.Mwangi.; Kandege, N.Owenje.; Kanyara, L.; Kawamura, Y.; Kellogg, T.; Kichamu, G.; Kim, A.; Kimondo, L.; Kimanga, D.; Kinyanjui, E.; Kipkerich, S.;
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 66 Suppl. 1: S130-S137
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1525-4135 PMID: 24732817 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000123Document Number: 582161
AIDS Indicator Surveys are standardized surveillance tools used by countries with generalized HIV epidemics to provide, in a timely fashion, indicators for effective monitoring of HIV. Such data should guide responses to the HIV epidemic, meet program reporting requirements, and ensure comparability of findings across countries and over time. Kenya has conducted 2 AIDS Indicator Surveys, in 2007 (KAIS 2007) and 2012-2013 (KAIS 2012). These nationally representative surveys have provided essential epidemiologic, sociodemographic, behavioral, and biologic data on HIV and related indicators to evaluate the national HIV response and inform policies for prevention and treatment of the disease. We present a summary of findings from KAIS 2007 and KAIS 2012 and the impact that these data have had on changing HIV policies and practice.