Magnitude of Prompt HIV-Seropositive Status Disclosure to Partner and Associated Factors among Adult Clients on ART at Holeta Health Center, Central Ethiopia, 2020
Table 3
Reason for disclosure and nondisclosure by the client on ART at Holeta Health Center, central Ethiopia, 2020.
Variables = 434
Category
Frequency
Percent
Reasons for not disclosed promptly/not disclosed totally
Fear of abandonment
40
33
Fear of stigma or rejection
31
26
Fear of break-in confidentiality
26
21
Other
24
20
Reason for disclosing your HIV-seropositive status to partner promptly
I felt obligated to tell this person
178
56.8
I did not want to risk anymore
71
22.6
To let others learn from
24
7.7
Other
40
12.6
Is it your duty to disclose your seropositive status to this partner?
Yes
261
60
No
173
40
Fear of accusation of infidelity, client skill, and psychology;Religious motives, to adhere to treatment.