Table 2.
Stakeholder knowledge of HIV epidemiology and prevention strategies in Rwanda
| Please Rank the Top 3 Main Sources of New HIV Infections in Rwanda?a | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex workers | 9 | 90% |
| Married adults | 6 | 60% |
| Men who have sex with men | 5 | 50% |
| Truck drivers | 5 | 50% |
| Single adults | 2 | 20% |
| Youth | 2 | 20% |
| Men in uniform | 1 | 10% |
| Prisoners | 0 | 0% |
| Where else do you think CVCT could be offered to reach a larger audience? | ||
| Community‐based/mobile | 10 | 100% |
| Premarital VCT | 8 | 80% |
| Family planning | 6 | 60% |
| In patient | 4 | 40% |
| Infant vaccination clinics | 3 | 30% |
| Out patient | 2 | 20% |
| None of the above | 0 | 0% |
| How can a couple with 1 HIV+ and 1 HIV− partner (“discordant couple”) prevent transmission within their marriage? | ||
| Male condom | 10 | 100% |
| ART for HIV+ partners | 8 | 80% |
| Female condoms | 3 | 30% |
| PreP for HIV− partners | 1 | 10% |
| Vaginal product containing ART | 1 | 10% |
| Abstinence | 0 | 0% |
| PEP for HIV− partners | 0 | 0% |
| How important should cost considerations be when deciding what HIV prevention strategies to implement? | ||
| Critically or very important | 8 | 80% |
| Somewhat important | 1 | 10% |
| Minimal | 0 | 0% |
| Irrelevant | 1 | 10% |
Abbreviations: CVCT, couples' voluntary HIV counseling and testing; WHO, World Health Organization; ART, antiretroviral treatment; PreP, pre‐exposure prophylaxis; PEP, post‐exposure prophylaxis.
a
N reported are categories selected overall (no ranking).