Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Table 4

Reasons women feel uncomfortable discussing HIV testing with partners.

	Number of affirmative responses (𝑛=99)
Ashamed	23 (23%)
Stigma	7 (7%)
Not worried about infection	5 (5%)
Abandon	3 (3%)
Anxiety	2 (2%)
Emotional abuse	1 (1%)
Physical abuse	0
Other responses listed below	62 (62%)
Inconvenient (traveling/working)	17 (17%)
Spouse not available/in prison	13 (13%)
Fear of needles/hospital	2 (2%)
Spouse does not want to/refuses	22 (22%)
No response	8 (8%)