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. 2012 Jan 11;12:26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-26

Table 4.

Measures of pre-test and post-test counseling, confidentiality, consent, and satisfaction, by country

Burkina Faso Kenya Malawi Uganda Total P value*
No. Col% No. Col% No. Col% No. Col% No. Col%

Pre-test: meet with counselor before test

No 3 2,88 5 6,76 11 8,03 9 9,78 28 6,88 0,220

Yes 101 97,12 69 93,24 126 91,97 83 90,22 379 93,12

Pre-test: explain how HIV is transmitted

No 8 7,92 4 5,8 5 3,97 6 7,23 23 6,07 0,604

Yes 93 92,08 65 94,2 121 96,03 77 92,77 356 93,93

Pre-test: explain the meaning of positive and negative results

No 46 45,54 5 7,25 8 6,35 4 4,82 63 16,62 0,000

Yes 55 54,46 64 92,75 118 93,65 79 95,18 316 83,38

Pre-test: give time to ask questions in pre-test counseling

No 33 32,67 7 10,14 8 6,35 15 18,07 63 16,62 0,000

Yes 68 67,33 62 89,86 118 93,65 68 81,93 316 83,38

Found it difficult to test

No 79 79 55 79,71 113 91,13 70 84,34 317 84,31 0,044

Yes 21 21 14 20,29 11 8,87 13 15,66 59 15,69

Consent: ask if you agreed to test

No 6 5,94 4 5,8 10 7,94 11 13,41 31 8,2 0,282

Yes 95 94,06 65 94,2 116 92,06 71 86,59 347 91,8

Consent: explain that you had a choice to agree or refuse

No 15 14,85 6 8,7 14 11,11 26 31,71 61 16,14 0,000

Yes 86 85,15 63 91,3 112 88,89 56 68,29 317 83,86

Confidentiality: explain that results will not be shared

No 27 27 8 11,59 4 3,17 4 4,82 43 11,38

Yes 73 73 61 88,41 122 96,83 79 95,18 335 88,62 0,000

Confidentiality: believe that results have been protected

No 16 15,38 12 16,22 9 6,67 24 26,97 61 15,17 0,001

Yes 88 84,62 62 83,78 126 93,33 65 73,03 341 84,83

Post-test: received results

No 0 0 0 0 1 0,73 2 2,2 3 0,74 0,348

Yes 104 100 74 100 136 99,27 89 97,8 403 99,26

Post-test: information is sufficient

No 24 23,08 4 5,41 8 5,88 15 16,85 51 12,66 0,000

Yes 80 76,92 70 94,59 128 94,12 74 83,15 352 87,34

Post-test: Explain meaning of result

No 3 2,88 5 6,85 2 1,48 4 4,49 14 3,49 0,202

Yes 101 97,12 68 93,15 133 98,52 85 95,51 387 96,51

Post-test: give advice on prevention

No 32 30,77 9 12,33 5 3,7 7 7,87 53 13,22 0,000

Yes 72 69,23 64 87,67 130 96,3 82 92,13 348 86,78

Post-test: advise to discuss status

No 76 73,08 11 15,07 21 15,56 18 20,22 126 31,42 0,000

Yes 28 26,92 62 84,93 114 84,44 71 79,78 275 68,58

Post-test: advise partner referral

No 28 26,92 11 15,07 8 5,93 7 7,87 54 13,47 0,000

Yes 76 73,08 62 84,93 127 94,07 82 92,13 347 86,53

Post-test: time to ask questions

No 47 45,19 7 9,59 14 10,37 19 21,35 87 21,7 0,000

Yes 57 54,81 66 90,41 121 89,63 70 78,65 314 78,3

Satisfaction: post-test meeting was helpful overall

No 1 0,96 3 4,05 3 2,21 7 7,87 14 3,47 0,054

Yes 103 99,04 71 95,95 133 97,79 82 92,13 389 96,53

Satisfaction: treated well overall

No 0 0 6 8,11 3 2,21 26 29,55 35 8,73 0,000

Yes 103 100 68 91,89 133 97,79 62 70,45 366 91,27

*Fischer exact test