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Table 2 Clinical and behavioural characteristics of participants in the intervention compared to control arm

From: Incidence of HIV disclosure among HIV affected heterosexual partners using a community health worker led mechanism in rural Uganda; a quasi-experimental study

Characteristic

Sample size (%)

N = 230

Intervention n (%)

N = 112

Control n (%)

N = 118

P-value

Partner HIV status

   

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

   

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

   

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

   

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

   

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

   

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

   

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

   

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 3 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)

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