. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 9.

Published in final edited form as: Demogr Res. 2010 Nov 9;23(32):905–932. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.32

Table 1.

Why is HIV testing bad?

Theme	Percent of references expressing theme

	1999–2005	2006–2009
1. Testing positive will hasten psychological deterioration and death.	46%	41%
2. Clinic staff and/or the test itself cannot be trusted¹².	21%	11%
3. Testing is pointless if one is already convinced of one’s status.¹³	21%	32%
4. Testing will damage relations with family members/other important people.	9%	15%