Table 4 Personal plans and actions for HIV prevention, disclosure and life events.
| Plans and actions (n = 401) | Action in 2 months before testing | Plans after testing | Action 2 months before follow‐up visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faithful to one partner | 88 (22) | 189 (47) | 176 (44) |
| Abstain from sex | 112 (28) | 116 (29) | 115 (29) |
| Use of condoms/discussed condoms | 19 (5) | 94 (23) | 47 (12) |
| None | 184 (46) | 35 (9) | 81 (20) |
| Disclosure | Plans to disclose if HIV positive (all) | Actual disclosure (90 missing responses) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIV negative | HIV positive | ||
| Disclosure to anyone | 373/401 (93) | 227/278 (82) | 18/33 (55) |
| Disclosure to primary partner (includes spouse) | 183/234 (78) | 149/223 (66) | 9/28 (32) |
| Disclosure to non‐primary partner | 27/42 (64) | 12/31 (39) | 2/4 (50) |
| Disclosure to doctor | 351/393 (89) | 28/240 (12) | 6/32 (19) |
| Life events | All clients | HIV positive clients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| Positive life events | ||||
| Emotional support from family/friends | 153/383 (40) | 123/371 (33) | 15/47 (32) | 11/43 (26) |
| Strong relationship with sexual partner | 112/324 (35) | 148/324 (46) | 8/42 (19) | 11/37 (30) |
| Emotional support by peers | 111/381 (29) | 119/368 (32) | 19/47 (40) | 15/44 (34) |
| Emotional support from employers | 8/129 (6) | 13/120 (10) | 1/18 (6) | 1/16 (6) |
| Negative life events | ||||
| Breakdown of sexual relations | 77/333 (23) | 111/347 (32) | 11/43 (26) | 16/40 (40) |
| Physical abuse by sexual partner | 26/314 (8) | 14/311 (5) | 3/40 (8) | 1/38 (3) |
| Break up of marriage | 12/199 (6) | 8/177 (5) | 1/30 (3) | 5/28 (18) |
| Neglect by family | 12/384(3) | 9/369 (2) | 3/47 (6) | 4/45 (9) |
| Shunned by peers | 8/382 (2) | 11/368 (3) | 0 | 4/44 (9) |
Values in parentheses are percentages. Of those followed‐up, there was a 78% response rate for the disclosure section.