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. 2012 Aug 29;6:6. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-6-6

Table 4.

Diagnosis and partner treatment

  n (%)
HIV Test amongst all female patients (survivors and non survivors) using clinic services
Total who consented to having an HIV test
714 (92.5%)
Total with a confirmed HIV positive test result
14 (1.9%)
Symptom based diagnosis for survivors of sexual assault using clinic services
Symptoms similar to STI*
549 (83.6%)
Urinary infection
124 (18.9%)
Other infection (e.g., malaria, fever)
254 (38.7%)
Male partners of survivors treated for STI symptoms**
Total number given treatment
311
Completion of full treatment
127 (40.8%)
Completion of partial treatment
34 (10.9%)
Refused treatment
24 (7.7%)
Treatment status unknown 126 (40.5%)

*Symptoms similar to STI include pain while urinating, unusual discharge, pain during sex, lower abdominal pain, itching, etc.

**Full treatment refers to women who reported that their male partners completed the full course of antibiotics, partial treatment refers to women who reported their male partners started but did not complete treatment for STI symptoms, and refused treatment refers to women who reported their male partners refused to start treatment for STI symptoms that was sent to them by FORAL physicians. Treatment status is unknown in cases where female partners did not participate in follow-up visits or were unable to report treatment status.