Disclosure of Hiv status to sexual partners among people who ...

CHAPTER 4: RESULTS
4.1 Description of Study Participants
The study involved 22 purposively selected participants, 11 male and 11 female, who are
clients of TASO Mulago on ART. 14 of the participants were interviewed individually
while 8 took part in a focus group discussion.
In the study, over half (15 or 68%) of the study participants were between 30 and 49
years of age.
Most participants (16 or 73%) had at least primary and some part of secondary level
education. The majority of participants who stopped at primary level were female (6 out
of 11) and only two male participants had attained tertiary education (Table 1).
Fourteen participants were married, of which two were in polygamous relationships and
three in discordant relationships; six (27%) were co-habiting and two (9%) had a steady
partner (Table 1). All the married participants disclosed their HIV status to their partners;
while only one participant who was cohabiting disclosed to her partner. None of the
participants who had steady a partner disclosed.
Table 1: Demographic characteristics of study participants
Characteristic Male Female Total
Age (Years) 20-29 3 2 5
30-39 2 6 8
40-49 4 3 7
50-59 2 - 2
Total participants 22
Education Primary 4 6 10
Partly Secondary 3 3 6
Completed Secondary 2 2 4
University 2 - 2
Total participants 22
Marital status Married 8
6-
14
(1-Polygamous)
(1Polygamous)
Cohabiting 2 (Not disclosed) 4
(3 Not
disclosed)
6
Steady Relationship 1 (Not disclosed) 1(Not
disclosed)
2
Total Participants 22
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