Table 2.
Characteristics of participants by disclosure of HIV serotatus to sex partner
|
Disclosure to sex partner Yes |
|
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 46 (47.4) |
| Female | 51 (33.1) |
| χ2= 5.14, p < .05 | |
| Age Range | |
| 17–29 | 30 (45.5) |
| 30–39 | 30 (27.3) |
| 40–56 | 37 (49.3) |
| χ2= 10.90, p <.001 | |
| Education | |
| 6th grade or less | 55 (36.9) |
| 7th grade or more | 38 (40.9) |
| Not significant | |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 19 (73.1) |
| Cohabitating | 56 (46.7) |
| Single | 13 (20.3) |
| Separated | 9 (22) |
| χ2=30.15, p < 001 | |
| Number of sex partners | |
| One | 76 (46.6) |
| Two or more | 21 (24.1) |
| χ2= 12.08, p < .01 | |
| Knowledge of partner's HIV status | |
| HIV-positive | 44 (74.6) |
| HIV-negative | 24 (53.3) |
| Unaware | 29 (20.3) |
| χ2= 56.19, p < .001 | |
| ART therapy | |
| No | 25 (39.1) |
| Yes | 72 (38.5) |
| Not significant | |
| Have begun to be more open with people about being HIV positive since the news about the HIV medications? | |
| Agree | 45 (38.8) |
| Disagree | 52 (38.8) |
| Not significant | |
| Perceived HIV infectivity | |
| An HIV-positive person with an undetectable viral load cannot infect another person | |
| Not true | 43 (32.8) |
| True | 46 (46) |
| χ2= 4.18 p < .05 | |
| Two HIV positive people don't need to use condom | |
| Not true | 60 (34.9) |
| True | 35 (49.3) |
| χ2= 4.38, p < .05 | |
| Alcohol use | |
| Living with someone that drinks alcohol | |
| No | 54 (47.4) |
| Yes | 42 (32.3) |
| χ2 = 5.77, p < .05 | |
| Does your partner drink alcohol? | |
| No | 18 (36.7) |
| Yes | 30 (29.4) |
| Not significant | |