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AIDS FACTS
in Kenya
- Kenya
is one of the nine countries in Africa hardest hit by the
AIDS epidemic.
- Approximately
10 percent of the adult population is infected with HIV.
- It
is estimated that 2.5 million Kenyans are infected with HIV/AIDS.
- In
a study conducted in 2001, it was reported that on average,
600 Kenyans die of AIDS everyday.
- The
average age for life expectancy has been reduced from the
63 years to 48 years due to AIDS.
- It
is reported that 18 teachers die due to AIDS every month and
about 6,570 die annually.
- Seven
out of every ten HIV positive Kenyans are aged between 18
and 25 years.
- Approximately
1.3 million young people have lost one or both parents to
AIDS.
Source:
Report on the global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, June 2000 (UNAIDS),
IMPACT -- Family Health International, Population, Health and
Nutrition Programs US. Agency for International Development
and AIDS- All Africa.Com.
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