Table 2.
Patterns of HIV disclosures for predetermined relationships (n=200)
| Target for HIV disclosure | Disclosed to target Percenta (n) |
Positive disclosure manner Percentb (n) |
Positive target reaction Percentb (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current husband/partner | 78 (87) | 91 (79) | 76 (66) |
| Most recent child’s father | 77 (85) | 91 (77) | 72 (61) |
| Your child/children | 49 (96) | 98 (94) | 86 (83) |
| Your mother | 63 (75) | 93 (70) | 84 (63) |
| Your father | 49 (38) | 92 (35) | 89 (34) |
| Your sister (closest) | 67 (127) | 95 (121) | 86 (109) |
| Your brother (closest) | 49 (90) | 93 (84) | 91 (82) |
| Your uncle | 25 (48)c | 85 (41) | 81 (39) |
| Your best friend | 51 (100) | 96 (96) | 93 (90) |
| Your church or religious leader | 19 (37) | 92 (34) | 95 (35) |
| Others | 35 (69) | 91 (63) | 84 (58) |
a
Percent of HIV disclosure to target based on number disclosed to divided by the total number of applicable relationship to target
b
Percent of HIV disclosure manner and positive target reaction are respective numbers divided by the total number of targets disclosed to
c
Missing one value