Table 2 HIV status disclosure, disclosure to whom, reasons for disclosure, and non-disclosure to a sexual partner
From: HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partner: a survey among women in Tehran, Iran
n (%) | |
|---|---|
HIV status disclosed | |
Yes | 160 (94.1) |
No | 10 (5.9) |
Disclosed to (n = 160) | |
Spouse | 144 (90) |
Casual partners | 3 (1.8) |
Parents | 58 (36.2) |
Children | 8 (5) |
Friends | 13 (8.1) |
Reason for disclosure (n = 145) | |
Gain support from a sexual partner | 120 (83.8) |
Decrease transmission of HIV | 30 (20.6) |
Benefit the sexual partner to get medical care | 8 (5.5) |
Adherent to ARV drug therapy | 27 (18.6) |
Presence of ARV drugs in the home | 14 (9.6) |
Spiritual responsibility | 16 (11) |
Reason for non-disclosure (n = 25) | |
Fear of abandonment | 19 (76) |
Fear of shaming | 7 (28) |
Fear of confidentiality | 12 (48) |
Sexual partner died | 1 (4) |
He might hurt me physically | 5 (20) |
Currently not together | 4 (16) |
Fear of accusation of infidelity | 5 (20) |
Fear of stigma and discrimination | 7 (28) |
I do not want him to worry | 1 (4) |