Variables |
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Have you ever had voluntary counseling and testing for HIV or VCT? | n (%) |
Yes | 360 (96.0) |
No | 15 (4.0) |
What will you do if your present test is positive for AIDS? |
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I will consult a herbalist/traditional healer for treatment | 8 (2.1) |
I will go to the hospital/health facility to get my blood examined again and treated | 360 (96.5) |
I will go to the pastors for prayers | 2 (0.54) |
I don’t know | 3 (0.80) |
What should you do when someone in your community tells you that they have HIV? |
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Stay away from that person | 3 (0.80) |
Encourage him/her to take her medications as prescribed by the doctor | 363 (97.1) |
Just pray for him | 4 (1.07) |
Stay with him to know more about signs and symptoms of HIV | 2 (0.53) |
I don’t know | 2 (0.53) |
What current preventive measures are you using to avoid HIV in your community today? |
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Avoid HIV patients | 10 (2.7) |
Use of masks, overalls and gloves in a community with HIV patients | 7 (1.9) |
Avoid eating, sharing and talking with a suspected HIV patient | 14 (3.7) |
Abstinence | 97 (25.9) |
Using condoms | 166 (44.3) |
Having one sexual partner | 81 (21.5) |
Mention the risks that can make an adult acquire HIV/AIDS |
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Not using a condom regularly | 76 (20.3) |
Having more than 1 sexual partner | 87 (23.2) |
Buying sex from prostitutes | 64 (17.1) |
Widow inheritance | 15 (4.0) |
Having sex under the influence of drugs or substance | 32 (8.5) |
Sharing sharps | 60 (16) |
Blood transfusion | 28 (7.4) |
Riding Boda at night | 13 (3.5) |