High HIV prevalence among decedents received by two high-volume mortuaries in Kisumu, western Kenya, 2019.
Dickens Otieno OnyangoMarianne A B van der SandePaul MusingilaEunice KinywaValarie OpolloBoaz OyaroEmmanuel NyakerigaAnthony WaruruWanjiru WaruiruMary MwangomeTeresia MachariaPeter W YoungMuthoni JunghaeCatherine NgugiKevin M De CockGeorge W RutherfordPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Over one quarter (28.5%) of decedents received by high-volume mortuaries in western Kenya were HIV-positive; overall, HIV was considered the cause of death in 17% of the population (19% of adults and 11% of children). Despite substantial scale-up of HIV services, HIV disease remains a leading cause of death in western Kenya. Despite progress, increased efforts remain necessary to prevent and treat HIV infection and disease.