Table 3.
Level of involvement of partners of pregnant women towards HCT in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Discussed about HCT with their wife | ||
| Yes | 278 | 66.8 |
| No | 138 | 33.2 |
| Willingness to visit PMTCT clinic with his wife | ||
| Yes | 288 | 69.2 |
| No | 128 | 30.8 |
| Visited PMTCT clinic with his wife | ||
| Yes | 212 | 51 |
| No | 204 | 49 |
| Involved in counselling only | ||
| Yes | 174 | 41.8 |
| No | 242 | 58.2 |
| Involved for both counselling and testing | ||
| Yes | 167 | 40.1 |
| No | 249 | 59.9 |
| Reasons for partners involvement (n = 167) | ||
| Feel responsibility | 100 | 59.9 |
| Initiated by provider | 65 | 38.9 |
| Initiated by wife | 44 | 26.3 |
| Reasons for partners noninvolvement (n = 249) | ||
| Work overload | 131 | 52.6 |
| Fear of acquiring the virus | 116 | 46.6 |
| Confidentiality issue | 47 | 18.9 |
| Fear of inaccurate test result | 12 | 4.8 |