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Table 2 Participants’ disclosure of HIV status

From: Retention in care and adherence to HIV and AIDS treatment in Anambra State Nigeria

Variable

Public

(N = 635) frequency (%)

Private

(N = 635) frequency (%)

Total

(N = 1270) frequency (%)

Chi square (χ2)

p-value

Participants who have disclosed their HIV status to someone

 Yes

566 (89.1)

561 (88.3)

1127 (88.7)

0.18

0.657

 No

69 (10.9)

74 (11.7)

143 (11.3)

  

 Who the Participants disclosed their HIV status toa

N = 566

N = 561

N = 1127

  

 Spouse

301 (53.2)

362 (64.5)

663 (58.8)

11.74

< 0.001

 Siblings

248 (43.8)

170 (30.3)

418 (37.1)

21.70

< 0.001

 Parents

107 (18.9)

104 (18.5)

211 (18.7)

0.05

0.821

 Friends

31 (5.5)

28 (5.0)

59 (5.2)

0.16

0.689

 In law

7 (1.2)

8 (1.4)

15 (1.3)

0.07

0.795

 Colleague at work

5 (0.9)

6 (1.1)

11 (1.0)

0.09

0.762

 Neighbour

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

8 (0.6)

3.15

0.076

 Othersb

76 (13.4)

45 (8.0)

121 (10.7)

8.78

0.003

  1. aMultiple response allowed
  2. bChildren