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. 2013 Sep 4;13:802. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-802

Table 3.

HIV and VCT experience, by sex and HIV status1

Variable
Total
Male
Female
HIV negative
HIV positive
    (n) (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Total
9, 461
3, 881
(41)
5, 575
(59)
8, 848
(94)
581
(6)
HIV experience by sex and HIV status
 
 
Are any of your relatives HIV-infected?
 
 
Yes
1, 501
531
(14)
970
(17)
1, 377
(16)
120
(21)
No
7, 951
3, 351
(86)
4, 600
(83)
7, 457
(84)
461
(79)
Have any of your relatives died of ADIS?
 
 
 
 
Yes
1, 996
759
(20)
1, 237
(22)
1, 846
(21)
145
(25)
No
7, 456
3, 123
(80)
4, 333
(78)
6, 988
(79)
436
(75)
Is anyone in this village infected with HIV?
 
 
Yes
3, 125
1, 482
(38)
1, 643
(29)
2, 886
(33)
225
(39)
No
6, 327
2, 400
(62)
3, 927
(71)
5, 948
(67)
356
(61)
Has anyone in the village died of AIDS?
 
 
Yes
3, 647
1, 710
(44)
1, 937
(35)
3, 384
(38)
250
(43)
No
5, 805
2, 172
(56)
3, 633
(65)
5, 450
(62)
331
(57)
Have experience of HIV (composite indicator)
 
 
Yes
4, 464
1, 970
(51)
2, 494
(45)
4, 150
(47)
298
(51)
No
4, 997
1, 916
(49)
3, 081
(55)
4, 698
(53)
283
(49)
VCT experience &attitudes by sex and HIV status
Previously had VCT
 
 
Yes
1, 178
554
(14)
624
(11)
1, 046
(12)
128
(22)
No
8, 724
3, 328
(86)
4, 964
(89)
7, 788
(88)
453
(78)
Would recommend VCT to a friend
 
 
Yes
1, 101
518
(94)
583
(93)
981
(94)
118
(92)
No
77
36
(6)
41
(7)
65
(6)
10
(8)
VCT counsellor was kind and understanding
 
 
Yes
1, 093
528
(95)
565
(91)
971
(93)
118
(92)
No
85
26
(5)
59
(9)
75
(7)
10
(8)
VCT interview was not difficult or embarrassing
 
 
Yes
1, 106
524
(95)
582
(93)
984
(94)
118
(92)
No
71
30
(5)
41
(7)
61
(6)
10
(8)
VCT counsellors can be trusted to keep results secret
 
 
Yes
921
483
(87)
438
(70)
815
(78)
105
(82)
No
256
70
(13)
186
(30)
230
(22)
23
(18)
If a person is seen going into a VCT centre people do not assume that he/she is infected
 
 
Yes
737
372
(67)
365
(58)
658
(63)
77
(60)
No
440
181
(33)
259
(42)
387
(37)
51
(40)
Experience of VCT (composite indicator)
 
 
Good
948
477
(12)
470
(8)
842
(10)
183
(18)
Poor
232
78
(2)
154
(3)
405
(2)
25
(4)
None 8, 278 3, 327 (86) 4, 946 (89) 7, 787 (88) 453 (78)

1All percentages in this table are column percentages for each variable except the first row of the table which gives the percentage of all (i.e. 41% respondents were male, 94% were HIV negatives).