Table 4.

Reasons for not disclosing HIV status to main sexual partner among HIV positive service users, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, March 2007

Reasons for non-disclosure	Frequency	Percent
He/She might get angry with me	20	20.4
He/She might leave me	17	17.3
He/She might be afraid of catching HIV from me	16	16.3
I do not want him/her to worry	9	9.2
He/She might think I am unfaithful	7	7.1
He/She might think I am a bad person	6	6.1
No enough time to discuss because he/she works far away	6	6.1
He/She might hurt me physically	5	5.1
He/She might kill me	4	4.1
He/She may tell others	3	3.1
There is no need to tell until I am sick	3	3.1
He/She has too many other problems to deal with at that time	1	1.0
He/She is too young to handle it	1	1.0