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The contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) is usually
defined as the percentage of currently married women who
are
currently using a method of contraception.
If more than one method is used, only the most
effective
method is considered in this tabulation.
LAM = Lactational amenorrhoea method
Source: KNBS
Demographic and Health Survey Report 2014
Percent distribution of currently married women age
15-49 by
contraceptive method
Intermittent Preventive Treatment of pregnant women
The Government of Kenya’s policy advocates for
pregnant
women in malaria endemic areas to receive two doses of
intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) in the second
and
third trimesters in order to reduce the risk of malaria
infection. To assess the coverage of this policy, women
who
had a live birth in the two years before the survey were
asked if they had received treatment to prevent malaria
during their pregnancy
Knowledge of HIV prevention
Percentage of women and men age 15-49 who, in
response to
prompted questions, say that people can reduce the risk
of
getting HIV by using condoms every time they have sexual
intercourse and by having one sex partner who is not
infected and has no other partners
One of the strongest weapons in the fight against
malaria
is the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) while
sleeping. In the 2014 KDHS, data were collected from
households on ownership and number of mosquito nets
owned.
Respondents were also asked to indicate particular
household
members who had slept under each net the night prior to
the
interview.
Treatment of childhood illness
Percentage of children under age five with fever in
the
two weeks preceding the survey; among children under age
five with fever, percentage for whom advice or treatment
was
sought, percentage who had blood taken from a finger or
heel, percentage who took any antimalarial, percentage
who
took any artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT),
and
percentage who took any ACT the same or next day
following
the onset of fever; and among children under age five
with
fever who took any antimalarial drug, percentage who
took
any ACT
