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. 2011 Apr 26;14:21. doi: 10.1186/1758-2652-14-21

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