Table 4.
Comparison of awareness of HIV care services between Nigerians reached through mobile HCT and facility-based HCT, March 2007 – March 2010.
| Mobile HCT | Facility-based HCT | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Believe that…a | |||||
| HIV exists | 6474/6583 | (98.3) | 9017/9081 | (99.3) | <.0001 |
| HIV causes AIDS | 6432/6575 | (97.8) | 8776/9071 | (96.8) | <.0001 |
| Someone who had HIV can die from AIDS | 6392/6589 | (97.0) | 8907/9076 | (98.1) | <.0001 |
| You can tell by looking at someone that s/he has HIV | 550/6584 | (8.3) | 390/9078 | (4.3) | <.0001 |
| Person tested positive for HIV can infect others | 6241/6575 | (94.9) | 8766/9074 | (96.6) | <.0001 |
| Person tested negative will never get HIV or AIDS | 2021/6567 | (30.8) | 3223/9040 | (35.6) | <.0001 |
| They have HIV today | 173/5890 | (2.9) | 187/8351 | (2.2) | <.0001 |
| They will not get HIV in their lifetime | 2833/6540 | (43.3) | 3776/8988 | (42.0) | 0.10 |
| Using condoms can prevent spreading HIV | 4724/6536 | (72.3) | 6598/9016 | (73.2) | 0.21 |
| Know that there are hospital medicines used to treat HIVa | 3943/6485 | (60.8) | 7177/8989 | (79.8) | <.0001 |
| Agree with the following statementsb: | |||||
| Hospital medicines to treat HIV/AIDS help people with HIV live longer | 3742/6531 | (57.3) | 8254/9055 | (91.1) | <.0001 |
| Hospital medicines to treat HIV/AIDS always prevent death | 4514/6531 | (69.1) | 7162/9055 | (79.1) | <.0001 |
| Hospital medicines to treat HIV/AIDS are free in Nigeria | 3931/6530 | (60.2) | 7224/9055 | (79.8) | <.0001 |
| Hospital medicines to treat HIV/AIDS are easy to get in Nigeria | 3442/6531 | (52.7) | 6878/9055 | (76.0) | <.0001 |
| Hospital medicines to treat HIV/AIDS can make people sick | 1751/6531 | (26.8) | 2389/9055 | (26.2) | 0.43 |
| Traditional medicines can help people with HIV live longer | 419/6531 | (6.4) | 836/9055 | (9.2) | <0.001 |
| Traditional medicines can prevent death | 351/6531 | (5.4) | 427/9055 | (4.7) | 0.10 |
NOTE: HCT = HIV Counseling and Testing
a
responses were yes vs. no; differences were tested by Chi-square.
b
responses were agree, disagree, and don’t know; differences were tested by Chi-square.