Table 2.

Effects of HIV status on intimacy and sexual relations

Variables		Serodiscordant couples (N = 53 couples)	HIV positive sero concordant couples (N = 18 couples)	HIV negative Seroconcordant couples (N=32)
Tension because of discordant status		23 / 53 (33.96%)	_____	_____
Intimacy affected by HIV infection		23/ 53 (43.39%)	9/ 18 (50 %)	0/32(0)
P value		0.0001
Condom use	Never	10/ 53 (18.86 %)	0/ 18 (0.00 %)	_____
	Sometimes	32/ 53 (60.37 %)	08/ 18 (44.44 %)	_____
	Always	11/ 53 (20.75 %)	10/ 18 (55.55 %)	_____
P value		0.0086

Non applicable, or non-available