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Table 2 Primary Reasons for Seeking HIV Counseling and Testing

From: Availability of supplies and motivations for accessing voluntary HIV counseling and testing services in Blantyre, Malawi

Reason for seeking counseling and testing

Total (%)

Males (% among males)

Females (% among females)

P values

Recent knowledge about HIV

32 (31.4)

17 (40.5)

15 (25.0)

0.10

Feeling unwell/illness

23 (22.5)

10 (23.8)

14 (23.3)

0.96

Perception of own high risk sexual behavior

16 (15.5)

8 (19.0)

8 (13.3)

0.44

Suspected sexual partners infidelity

14 (13.7)

1 (2.4)

13 (21.7)

0.01

Confirmatory test

10 (9.8)

5 (11.9)

4 (6.7)

0.36

Other reasons

7 (6.9)

1 (2.4)

6 (10.0)

0.14

Total

102 (100%)

42 (100)

60 (100.0)

Not applicable