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Table 1 Contextual characteristics of CVCT invitations given by INAs in four categories in Rwanda and Zambia

From: Promotion of couples' voluntary counselling and testing for HIV through influential networks in two African capital cities

 

Rwanda

Zambia

 

CBO/NGO

Religious

Health

Private

Total

CBO/NGO

Religious

Health

Private

Total

N INAs

5

5

8

10

28

6

10

8

9

33

N invitations

472

174

944

1090

2680

1337

2184

1757

1942

7220

Relationship to INA

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

   Family

1

5

1

2

2

7

4

5

5

5

   Friends

11

10

20

18

17

14

5

15

7

10

   Professional

10

30

9

24

16

22

9

36

24

22

   Social

24

24

19

20

21

12

31

21

7

19

   Just met

44

25

50

30

39

45

50

23

56

44

   Other

11

7

1

6

5

0

1

0

1

1

Person(s) invited

          

   Couple

29

25

40

31

33

23

28

19

29

25

   Man

36

26

32

39

35

44

26

37

43

37

   Woman

35

49

29

30

32

33

47

44

28

39

Place of invitation**

          

   Couple home

42

30

59

72

60

51

81

40

61

60

   INA home

26

18

4

5

9

11

6

3

4

6

   Community

19

18

19

9

15

23

8

12

20

15

   Work place

13

34

18

15

17

14

5

46

16

19

Person inviting

          

   INA

100

100

98

91

95

74

79

93

76

81

   +Spouse

0

0

0.5

8.5

4

14

7

3

23

12

   +INA

0

0

1.5

0.5

1

12

14

4

1

8

Public endorsement

          

   Yes

5

24

19

5

11

7

2

14

2

6

   No

95

76

80

95

89

93

98

86

98

94

  1. *Rounding results in some totals of 99% or 101%
  2. **Community = Church, Market, Social Gathering, and Other
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