Table 4. Reported HIV testing and HIV-related stigma in the community by attitudes about pediatric HIV testing.
Think that children can benefit fromHIV testing | Afraid that if tested for HIV children may be discriminated against | Know how to access HIV testing fortheir children | |||||
No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||
(n = 1491) | (n = 15472) | (n = 9866) | (n = 7122) | (n = 2611) | (n = 11014) | ||
Perceived HIV-related stigma in the community | |||||||
p<0.001 | |||||||
Yes | 29.3 | 42.7 | |||||
No | 70.7 | 57.4 | |||||
Perceived community norms regarding HIV testing | |||||||
p<0.001 | |||||||
0–1 (Mostly negative) | 25.7 | 28.3 | |||||
2–3 | 55.4 | 60.7 | |||||
4–5 (Mostly positive) | 18.9 | 11.1 | |||||
Attitudes to HIV | |||||||
p<0.001 | |||||||
0–4 (Mostly negative) | 3.7 | 13.8 | |||||
5–8 | 22.6 | 37.0 | |||||
9–12 (Mostly positive) | 73.7 | 49.3 | |||||
Ever been tested for HIV | |||||||
p<0.001 | p<0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 41.0 | 63.5 | 54.1 | 68.2 | |||
No | 59.0 | 36.5 | 45.9 | 31.8 |