Table 2 Sample (n = 231)
Variable | Â | N (%) | Disclosure, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
All | Â | 231 (100) | 140 (60.6) |
Gender | female | 147 (63.6) | 77 (52.4) |
| Â | male | 84 (36.4) | 63 (75.0) |
Age | mean (SD) | 34.4 (9.0) | 35.3 (9.2)** |
Education | <primary | 122 (52.8) | 60 (49.2) |
| Â | > = primary | 109 (47.2) | 80 (73.4) |
Setting of recruitment | rural | 96 (41.9) | 39 (40.6) |
| Â | urban | 133 (58.1) | 113 (72.9) |
Presence of symptoms requiring treatment at most recent test* | no | 163 (71.5) | 106 (65.0) |
yes | 65 (28.5) | 32 (49.2) | |
Self-stigma* | no | 173 (76.9) | 103 (59.5) |
| Â | yes | 52 (23.1) | 37 (71.2) |
Membership in support groups* | no | 155 (68.9) | 113 (72.9) |
| Â | yes | 70 (31.1) | 27 (38.6) |
Country of recruitment | Malawi | 101 (43.7) | 33 (32.7) |
| Â | Kenya | 55 (23.8) | 51 (92.7) |
| Â | Uganda | 40 (17.3) | 31 (77.5) |
| Â | Burkina Faso | 35 (15.2) | 25 (71.4) |