Table 3.
Pregnant/postpartum women's and male partners’ perception of most preferred male partner HIV testing modalitya
| Partner notification | Home‐based testing | Secondary distribution of self‐test kits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | |||
| HIV‐negative women (N = 20) | 8 (40) | 9 (45) | 3 (15) |
| HIV‐positive women (N = 20) | 8 (40) | 3 (15) | 10 (50) |
| Male partners of HIV‐negative women (N = 7) | 3 (43) | 3 (43) | 1 (14) |
| Male partners of HIV‐positive women (N = 8) | 3 (38) | 2 (25) | 3 (38) |
| Zambia | |||
| HIV‐negative women (N = 19) | 3 (16) | 5 (26) | 11 (58) |
| HIV‐positive women (N = 21) | 9 (43) | 3 (14) | 8 (38) |
| Male partners of HIV‐negative women (N = 7) | 2 (29) | 3 (43) | 2 (29) |
| Male partners of HIV‐positive women (N = 6) | 1 (17) | 4 (67) | 2 (33) |
| Total | |||
| HIV‐negative women (N = 39) | 11 (28) | 14 (36) | 14 (36) |
| HIV‐positive women (N = 41) | 17 (41) | 6 (15) | 18 (44) |
| Male partners of HIV‐negative women (N = 14) | 5 (36) | 6 (43) | 3 (21) |
| Male partners of HIV‐positive women (N = 14) | 4 (29) | 6 (43) | 5 (36) |
a
Numbers may not sum to equal the total number of participants and percentages may not sum to equal 100 as some participants selected more than one testing modality and some participants had no preference.