Kisii County has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates, new report says.

According to the Kenya Prevention Revolution Road map, Kisii County has a HIV prevalence of 8%. It is estimated that 63,715 people are living with HIV of which 7,715 are children. The HIV prevalence in women is higher standing at 8.5% than that of men which stands at 7.3%. Annual new infections stands at 5,976 (DHIS; Kenya HIV County Profile 2014).

Currently, Kisii County is among the counties with relatively high HIV prevalence.  According to the HIV and AIDS Profile Kisii is ranked at number 42 out of 47 counties in terms of the HIV burden. The drivers to the HIV epidemic in Kisii County are generally understood to include: Key populations such as sex workers (female, male & transgender), casual heterosexual sex, some socio-cultural practices like “house entering” where widows exchange sexual partners, casual laborers, soapstone carvers, banana/sugarcane sellers, Adolescents and young women (cross generational sex) and Stigma and discrimination of People Living with HIV.