TABLE 1—
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.