Table 2.
HIV testing and disclosure of HIV results before and after the implementation of district-wide HBHCT in Bushenyi district
Before (N =1402) | After (N=1562) | |||
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Characteristic | n | % (CI) | n | % (CI) |
Ever tested for HIV | 261 | 18.6 (16.6 to 20.7) | 969 | 62.1 (59.6 to 64.4)*** |
Disclosure of test result (whether positive or negative) among those ever tested | ||||
Shared HIV result | 196 | 75.1 (69.6 to 80.1) | 783 | 80.8 (78.3 to 83.2)** |
With sexual partner | 106 | 40.6 (34.8 to 46.7) | 559 | 57.7 (54.6 to 60.8)*** |
With friend | 37 | 14.2 (10.3 to 18.9) | 234 | 24.1 (21.5 to 26.9)*** |
With relative | 27 | 10.3 (7.1 to 14.5) | 242 | 25.0 (22.3 to 27.8)*** |
In HIV support group | 139 | 53.3 (64.2 to 76.8) | 350 | 36.1 (33.1 to 39.2)*** |
Disclosure among the HIV positive | ||||
Said they were HIV+ | 37/261 | 14.2 (10.3 to 18.8) | 110/969 | 11.4 (9.4 to 13.4)ns |
Shared HIV result | 28 | 75.7 (60.0 to 87.4) | 91 | 82.7 (74.8 to 89.0)ns |
Shared with sexual partner | 8 | 21.6 (10.6 to 37.0) | 57 | 51.8 (42.3 to 61.0)ns |
Shared with friend | 12 | 32.4 (18.9 to 48.6) | 41 | 37.3 (28.6 to 46.6)ns |
Shared with relative | 9 | 24.3 (12.6 to 40.0) | 43 | 39.1 (30.3 to 48.4)ns |
Shared in support group | 11 | 29.7 (16.7 to 45.8) | 49 | 44.5 (35.5 to 53.9)*** |
CI, 95% confidence interval; HBHCT, home-based HIV counselling and testing.
p<0.001;
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