Determinants of HIV prevalence in Kenya: research report in mathematics
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Date
2018Author
Kiptum, Amos Eugene
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ThesisLanguage
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Kenya.Since then,the virus has caused many deaths.It continues to be a threat to our
economy considering its e ects on the active members of the society. There exists wide
discrepancies in HIV rates across the country, and to prioritize interventions in the ght
against HIV/AIDS, it is important to build sound models that help to identify determinants
of HIV prevalence. This study was conducted with the aim of nding out the fueling factors
of prevalence of HIV AIDS in Kenya. Data from The Kenya Aids Indicator Survey, 2012 was
used .The data encompass male and female individuals of age groups of 15-64 years. Binary
logistic regression model was used and socioeconomic and demographic factors that could
have an impact on the prevalence of the disease causing virus were included in the analysis.
Age and marital status had a signi cant e ect on HIV prevalence among female and male
respondent’s .The odds of being seropositive for HIV are higher in the age groups 15-24
and among married and divorced/widowed/separated individuals. Unexpectedly poverty
was found to have an insigni cant impact on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among male
respondents. Unlike for male respondents, wealth status was revealed to have a signi cant
impact on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS for female individuals. Similarly, signi cant e ects
were found on the respondents, level of education, place of residence and gender. Odds of
being HIV positive are significantly higher among urban dwellers and the female gender.
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Master of SciencePublisher
University of Nairobi
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