Kenyan men are yet to reach the global usage of condoms which stands at 40 condoms per man per year.
In the country records show only 14 condoms per man per year which is against the global target of 40 condoms per man per year.
A report on the current HIV situation in Kenya revealed that only 44 percent males reported used condoms at last high risk sex while only 40 percent of females were reported using condom at last high risk sex.
The report revealed that more than 182.3 condoms were distributed in the country in 2017 to assist in reducing HIV AIDS infections but the usage is still low.
The report aimed at leveraging the HIV response to accelerate impact for UHC also revealed that there is a decline in the Number of Pregnant women living with HIV receiving Prevention from Mother to Child Transmission.
Out of the 2 million estimated number of pregnancies 57,200 women tested HIV positive with 53,236 (77 percent) pregnant women receiving antiretroviral medicines (PMTC).
Further the report showed an increase in mother to child transmission of HIV which shows 11.5 percent of children were infected with HIV from MTCT.
In the country there are 1.5 million (1,493,400) of all ages but the prevalence is higher among women at 6.2 percent compared to men who are still at 3.5 percent.
For adults aged 15 years and above there are 1,388, 200 people living with HIV and Aids which composes of 864, 600 female and 523,600 female.
There are also 105, 200 children aged between 0- 14 living with HIV and AIDs and the same number for adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years.
Young adults aged between 15 to 49 years who are living with HIV AIDS are 184, 700.
The report further revealed there was a decline in the annual new HIV infections last year which are 52,800 in all ages.
Out of the 52,800 44,800 are adults aged 15 years and above while 8,000 are children aged from 0 to 14 years.
There were also 8,200 new infections of adolescents aged 10 to 19 years and 17,700 young adults 15 to 24 years which.
“About two in every five adults new infections occurred among youth aged 15 to 24 years who are 40 percent,” he said.
Last week the Kenya National AIDS Control Council (NACC) organized two day conference for nine counties in the Coast and North Eastern to discuss the current state of HIV and AIDs in the counties and the way forward.
The aim was to champion the counties to allocate funds for HIV AIDS campaign which has largely been donor funded.
Jacinta Mutegi NACC Board member said the meeting was aimed at deliberating what they have been able to do in the last five years, what can be sustained and new interventions that can come based on new findings.
“Mostly we were looking at what the trends were like in the specific counties, mortality and its causes, efforts of Prevention from Mother to child transmission,’ she said.
Those present in the meeting she said were members of county Assembly, County executive members, Chairpersons of the Budget.
“We were finding how to make HIV AIDS financing sustainable , we have shared what the budgets are like and what county plans and financial gaps,’’ she said.
Haji Shibu the HIV and AIDS Coordinator Lama County who was among the participants said they were happy to note that most of the issues that were in the strategic plan had been implemented.
Speaking after the conference he said some of the challenges facing the county had been discussed and came up with solutions to prevention of new infections.
“We want to increase campaigns to prevent new infections, we shall work with all stakeholders in Lamu County,” he said.
Shibu called on the county authorities in charge of budgetary allocations to ensure there is enough funding for HIV AIDS.
Kilifi County is leading in high cases of teenage pregnancy with more than 17,000 young girls affected
Leaders fear that those who were affected could also have been infected with HIV AIDS.
Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi said teenage pregnancies, syphilis and HIV go hand in hand.
“In every one pregnancy you never know what else is there, whoever had sex with a minor never used condom and there are two things which can happen both pregnancy and HIV,” he said.
Currently he said there are girls who are under support mechanism of ARVs after they were defiled and infected with HIV.
The governor unveiled a task force to look into the root cause of teenage pregnancy and a strategic plan to end the menace.
The task force is set to bring a report in June this year.