Characteristic | Sample size (%) N = 230 | Intervention n (%) N = 112 | Control n (%) N = 118 | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Partner HIV status | Â | Â | Â | 0.049 |
 Negative | 38(16.5) | 12(10.7) | 26(22.0) |  |
 Positive | 8(3.5) | 3(2.7) | 5(4.2) |  |
 Don’t know | 184(80.0) | 97(86.6) | 87(73.7) |  |
Duration on ART | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 < 6 months | 55(23.9) | 38(33.9) | 17(14.4) |  |
 6 months- 1 year | 31(13.5) | 10(8.9) | 21(17.8) |  |
 > 1 year | 144(62.6) | 64(57.1) | 80(67.8) |  |
Condom use | Â | Â | Â | 0.191 |
 No | 130(56.5) | 68(60.7) | 62(52.5) |  |
 Sometimes | 83(36.1) | 39(34.8) | 44(37.3) |  |
 Always | 17(7.4) | 5(4.5) | 12(10.2) |  |
Person disclosed to | Â | Â | Â | 0.050 |
 No | 39(17.0) | 24(21.4) | 15(12.3) |  |
 Friend | 21(9.1) | 6(5.4) | 15(12.7) |  |
 Relative | 170(73.9) | 82(73.2) | 88(74.6) |  |
Place of HIV testing | Â | Â | Â | 0.033 |
 ANC Clinic | 59(25.7) | 32(28.6) | 27(22.9) |  |
 VCT Clinic | 149(64.8) | 75(67.0) | 74(62.7) |  |
 Other | 22(9.6) | 5(4.5) | 17(14.4) |  |
Membership to HIV/AIDS association | Â | Â | Â | 0.127 |
 No | 217(94.3) | 103(92.0) | 114(96.6) |  |
 Yes | 13(5.7) | 9(8.0) | 4(3.4) |  |
Prior receipt of disclosure counselling | Â | Â | Â | 0.004 |
 No | 48(20.9) | 27(24.1) | 21(17.8) |  |
 Always | 37(16.1) | 8(7.1) | 29(24.6) |  |
 Only at testing | 75(32.6) | 42(37.5) | 33(28.0) |  |
 Sometimes | 70(30.4) | 35(31.3) | 35(29.7) |  |
Negative attitude towards other people knowing one’s HIV status |  |  |  | 0.005 |
 No | 110(47.8) | 43(38.4) | 67(56.8) |  |
 Yes | 120(52.2) | 69(61.6) | 51(43.2) |  |
Feeling a responsibility to disclose | Â | Â | Â | 0.140 |
 No | 22(9.6) | 14(12.5) | 8(6.8) |  |
 Yes | 208(90.4) | 98(87.5) | 110(93.2) |  |
Having a conducive disclosure environment | ||||
 No | 166(72.2) | 93(83.0) | 73(61.9) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 64(27.8) | 19(17.0) | 45(38.0) |  |
Number of sexual partners in the last 3Â months | ||||
 None | 4 (1.7) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0.700 |
 One | 60 (26.1) | 32 (53.3) | 28 (46.7) |  |
 More than one | 166 (72.2) | 78 (47.0) | 88 (53.0) |  |