Interviewer:	Who started this issue of VCT?
Dalitsto:	The girl told me and we agreed not to have sex until we get tested. I asked her to sleep with me. She said first we were to get tested then continue with using chishango (a popular brand of condoms in Malawi).
Interviewer:	What was she afraid of?
Dalitso:	I can say two things. She was afraid of these venereal diseases, STIs and pregnancy. This time she was just a girl, still in school. Remembering the bad times we are in [referring to HIV/AIDS], I knew she was saying the truth and I agreed to go with her for VCT. (semi-structured interview, male #3, age 25)