TABLE 1—
Survey Responses of HIV-Positive Patients Visiting Health Facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
| Response | |
| Average age, y | |
| Men | 32.8 |
| Women | 31.7 |
| Marriage status, % | |
| Single | 71.4 |
| Married | 20.0 |
| “Labola” paida | 96.0 |
| Average no. children with each patient | 4 |
| Lost job due to HIV/AIDS-related illness, % | 50.9 |
| Used traditional healer prior to utilizing health facility, % | 50.0 |
| Had not disclosed their HIV-positive status to anyone, % | |
| Men | 49.0 |
| Women | 36.0 |
| Not disclosed their HIV-positive status to previous partners, % | 87.5 |
| Sexually active respondents that had not disclosed their HIV-positive status, % | 61.0 |
| Person to whom HIV-positive status most often disclosed, % | |
| Mother | 43.0 |
| Sister | 42.0 |
| Most common reasons for nondisclosure, % | |
| Fear of violence | 43.0 |
| Uncomfortable talking about these issues with partner | 16.0 |
| Fearful partner would leave them | 12.0 |
| 100% adherence to current medication (self-report), % | 87.9 |
| Most common problems encountered in taking or obtaining medicine, % | |
| No problems | 71.2 |
| Side effects of medication | 10.8 |
| Financial problems | 10.7 |
| Distance traveled to obtain medication | 2.9 |
| Most common problems in accessing care, % | |
| Ignorance of care available | 28.8 |
| Not able to access facilities | 17.4 |
| Afraid of stigma | 13.0 |
| Priority needs for patients in community care, % | |
| Financial assistance | 21.2 |
| Drugs, including antiretroviral therapy | 14.5 |
| Food | 10.8 |
Note. n = 795 for all 6 sites in KwaZulu-Natal.
a“Labola” is a traditional payment made to in-laws for a wife’s hand in marriage; usually money or cows, etc.