Table 5 Anticipated versus actual main partner's reaction towards HIV status disclosure among HIV positive service users, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, March 2007

N (%)

N (%)

Supportive

387(41.9)

470(46.4)

Reassuring

256(27.7)

389(38.4)

Annoyed

114(12.4)

24(2.4)

Confused

84(9.1)

54(5.3)

Cries

49(5.3)

55(5.4)

Talks about leaving the relationship

11(1.2)

1(0.1)

Worries about his/her own HIV status

6(0.7)

6(0.6)

Leaves the relationship

6(0.7)

1(0.1)

Asks about my sexual history

5(0.5)

2(0.2)

Threatens me

3(0.3)

0(0.0)

Beats me up

1(0.1)

0(0.0)

Yells at me

1(0.1)

10(1.0)

Any positive reactions ^a

459(65.1)

566(80.3)

Any negative reactions ^a

127(18.1)

37(5.2)