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

Table 5.

Measures of post-test counseling, by HIV status

HIV-negative HIV-positive Total P-value*
N % N % N %

Post-test: received results

No 2 0.6 1 1.6 3 0.7 0.403

Yes 340 99.4 63 98.4 403 99.3

Post-test: meaning of result explained

No 13 3.8 2 3.2 15 3.7 1.000

Yes 326 96.2 61 96.8 387 96.3

Post-test: given advice on prevention

No 50 14.7 4 6.3 54 13.4 0.105

Yes 289 85.3 59 93.7 348 86.6

Post-test: advised to discuss status***

No 116 34.2 11 17.5 127 31.6 0.008

Yes 223 65.8 52 82.5 275 68.4

Post-test: advised to refer partner***

No 51 15 3 4.8 54 13.5 0.027

Yes 288 85 59 95.2 347 86.5

Post-test: time to ask questions***

No 84 24.8 4 6.3 88 21.9 0.001

Yes 255 75.2 59 93.7 314 78.1

Satisfaction: post-test information was sufficient

No 44 12.9 7 11.1 51 12.7 0.837

Yes 296 87.1 56 88.9 352 87.3

Satisfaction: post-test meeting was helpful overall

No 13 3.8 1 1.6 14 3.5 0.706

Yes 327 96.2 62 98.4 389 96.5

Satisfaction: treated well overall

No 30 8.9 5 7.9 35 8.7 1.000

Yes 308 91.1 58 92.1 366 91.3

*two-sided Fisher's exact

**Denominator includes only respondents who indicated someone should be told

***significant difference between HIV-positive and HIV-negative respondents (p < 0.05)