Table 3.
HIV testing and disclosure of mothers attending reproductive and child health clinics for childhood immunizations
Practice | N | n (%) |
---|---|---|
Mother offered HIV test | 426 | 416 (97.7) |
Asked partner for permission to test | 416a | 327 (78.6) |
Partner agreed for her to test | 327b | 327 (100.0) |
Mother tested | 416a | 416 (100.0) |
Shared the test results with partner | 416a | 399 (95.9) |
Counsellor suggested testing of partner | 426 | 407 (95.5) |
Partner as primary confidant | 426 | 263 (61.7) |
a 10 mothers were not offered a test
b 10 mothers were not offered a test and 89 mothers did not ask their partners for permission