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. 2012 Dec 28;7(12):e53213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053213

Table 1. Pediatric HIV/AIDS indicators, Zimbabwe.

Total(n = 17038)
Awareness of pediatric HIV/AIDS
Know HIV positive children 44.3
Know HIV positive children on ART 39.5
Know children who have tested for HIV 33.0
Perceived access to HIV testing & care
Think HIV positive children in their community can access HIV testing
Yes 68.4
No 11.8
Don’t know 19.8
Think HIV+ children in their community can access ART
Yes 70.0
No 12.0
Don’t know 18.1
Knowledge about survival of HIV infected children
Think it is possible for some children infected with HIV at birth to live into adolescence without treatment 27.6
If yes, personally know such children (n = 4691)
57.9
Attitudes towards pediatric HIV testing
Think that children can benefit from HIV testing 91.2
Afraid that if children are tested for HIV they may be discriminated against by some members of their community 41.9
Ever talked to their children about HIV testing
Yes 39.6
No 40.6
Don’t look after any children 19.8
Only those who look after children (n = 13631)
Know how to access HIV testing for their children 80.8
Would feel happier if their children were tested for HIV 92.2
Fear that if their children were tested for HIV, they would be found positive 28.3

ART = antiretroviral treatment.