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| Strongly Agreed | Agreed | Un Decided | Disagreed | Strongly Disagreed |
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Variables | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Mean | ±SD |
-A pregnant woman can be tested for HIV without the permission of her husband/partner. | 256 (69.9) | 77 (21.0) | 13 (3.6) | 11 (3.0) | 9 (2.5) | 1.47 | 0.893 |
-Men should accompany their pregnant wives/partners to ANC/PMTCT clinics. | 149 (40.7) | 150 (41.0) | 40 (10.9) | 23 (6.3) | 4 (1.1) | 1.86 | 0.921 |
-Men who accompany their female partners to ANC/PMTCT clinics are weak or bewitched. | 21 (5.7) | 17 (4.6) | 36 (9.8) | 155 (42.3) | 137 (37.4) | 4.01 | 1.085 |
-It is a taboo for men to discuss with women about HIV testing during pregnancy. | 36 (9.8) | 13 (3.6) | 25 (6.8) | 116 (31.7) | 176 (48.1) | 4.05 | 1.256 |
-Men and women should undergo HIV testing at the same time at PMTCT clinics. | 106 (29.0) | 131 (35.8) | 110 (30.1) | 17 (4.6) | 2 (0.2) | 2.12 | 0.902 |
-Couples can use condoms to reduce chances of mother to child transmission of HIV. | 113 (30.9) | 167 (45.6) | 64 (17.5) | 11 (3.0) | 11 (3.0) | 2.02 | 0.936 |
-ANC/PMTCT clinics are for women and children only. | 48 (13.1) | 168 (45.9) | 69 (18.9) | 38 (10.4) | 43 (11.7) | 2.62 | 1.190 |
-A positive HIV test in a pregnant woman shows that she has been unfaithful to her husband. | 17 (4.6) | 11 (3.0) | 40 (10.9) | 121 (33.1) | 177 (48.4) | 4.17 | 1.051 |
-If a pregnant woman is found to be HIV positive, she should be divorced. | 10 (2.7) | 3 (0.8) | 34 (9.3) | 111 (30.3) | 208 (56.8) | 4.38 | 0.894 |
-PMTCT information should first be given to men than women. | 33 (9.0) | 36 (9.8) | 186 (50.8) | 65 (17.8) | 46 (12.6) | 3.15 | 1.058 |