| Variables |
|
| 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? |
|
| 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? |
|
| 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? |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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) |