Table 5.
Anticipated versus actual main partner's reaction towards HIV status disclosure among HIV positive service users, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, March 2007
| Partner's reaction | Anticipated | Actual |
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Supportive | 387(41.9) | 470(46.4) |
| Reassuring | 256(27.7) | 389(38.4) |
| Annoyed | 114(12.4) | 24(2.4) |
| Confused | 84(9.1) | 54(5.3) |
| Cries | 49(5.3) | 55(5.4) |
| Talks about leaving the relationship | 11(1.2) | 1(0.1) |
| Worries about his/her own HIV status | 6(0.7) | 6(0.6) |
| Leaves the relationship | 6(0.7) | 1(0.1) |
| Asks about my sexual history | 5(0.5) | 2(0.2) |
| Threatens me | 3(0.3) | 0(0.0) |
| Beats me up | 1(0.1) | 0(0.0) |
| Yells at me | 1(0.1) | 10(1.0) |
| Any positive reactions a | 459(65.1) | 566(80.3) |
| Any negative reactions a | 127(18.1) | 37(5.2) |
a Denominator N = 705