List of counties with highest number of people
living with HIV according to NACC 2018 report
- The national prevalence rate stood at 4.9%
which is also a drop from about 6% in 2010 - Certain counties were noted to
still have prevalence higher than the national rate - Siaya, Homa Bay and
Kisumu emerged top three counties with highest number of HIV patients - Wajir,
Mandera and Garissa counties recorded the lowest number of people living with
the virus The number of people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) in Kenya has significantly dropped in the past eight years going by the
National Aids Control Council (NACC) 2018 report. NACC noted the HIV prevalence
had declined both at the national and county level, an indication the measures
that had been put in place by the government to prevent and control the scourge
were bearing good fruits.
However, HIV prevalence was noted to be
alarmingly higher in certain counties measured against the national prevalence
rate of 4.9%. Siaya, Homa Bay and Kisumu counties were found to be the top
three counties with the highest HIV prevalence rate.
Below is the list of the
six counties with the highest number of people living with HIV as per the NACC
2018 report, which was officially released on Friday, November 23 in Meru
County. 1. Siaya County - 21% 2. Homa Bay County - 20.7% 3. Kisumu County -
16.3% 4. Migori County - 13.3% 5. Busia County - 7.7% 6. Nairobi County - 6.1%
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