Table 4. Reasons and the most important reason for not wanting to participate in CVCT with a male sex partner in the next year among 992* US men who have sex with men who responded reported being unwilling to test for HIV together with a partner, and who provided at least one reason for lack of willingness, United States, 2009.
| Reason | Any Reason n (%) | Most Important Reason n (%) |
| I would rather learn my own status first and then tell my partner | 550 (55.4) | 223 (22.5) |
| I don’t have a regular male sex partner | 387 (39.0) | 117 (11.8) |
| The counselor could ask me questions I wouldn’t want to answer with my partner there | 287 (28.9) | 41 (4.1) |
| I’m afraid that I might be positive | 178 (17.9) | 53 (5.3) |
| It would be hard to schedule time together | 169 (17.0) | 25 (2.5) |
| I am not at risk for HIV | 159 (16.0) | 31 (3.1) |
| My partner is not at risk for HIV | 152 (15.3) | 13 (1.3) |
| I don’t need to be tested | 142 (14.3) | 26 (2.6) |
| I’m afraid that my partner might be positive | 140 (14.1) | 10 (1.0) |
| I am in a monogamous relationship | 134 (13.5) | 57 (5.7) |
| My partner would not want to be tested together even if I wanted to be tested together | 113 (11.4) | 20 (2.0) |
| I don’t want my partner to know my HIV status | 57 (5.8) | 4 (0.40) |
| I don’t want to know my partner’s HIV status | 38 (3.8) | 4 (0.40) |
| Some other reason | n/a | 38 (3.8) |
*
Includes 659 participants who indicated that they “probably would not”, and 333 participants who indicated that they “definitely would not”, participate in CVCT in the next 12 months with a male partner.