Table 3 Health beliefs of guardians
Total | Home location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(%) | Urban | Rural | p value* | |
Has opinion that HIV testing is done for all people who give blood for malaria testing at heath facility | ||||
Yes | 423 (51) | 226 (48) | 197 (55) | 0.17 |
No | 351 (42) | 208 (44) | 143 (40) | |
Do not know | 56 (7) | 35 (7) | 21 (6) | |
Confidence that HIV testing is done on blood given for malaria testing | ||||
Not at all/little sure | 370 (45) | 219 (47) | 151 (42) | 0.18 |
Somewhat sure | 129 (16) | 62 (13) | 67 (19) | |
Very/completely sure | 295 (36) | 168 (36) | 127 (35) | |
Do not know | 36 (4) | 20 (4) | 16 (4) | |
Aware of person in community who did not attend health facility for malaria testing due to fear of HIV test | ||||
Yes | 353 (43) | 194 (41) | 159 (44) | 0.23 |
No | 371 (45) | 207 (44) | 164 (45) | |
Do not know | 106 (13) | 68 (14) | 38 (11) | |
Do you think that the fear of HIV testing is the reason for the delay in people seeking an early diagnosis of malaria at health facility? | ||||
Yes | 242 (29) | 160 (34) | 82 (23) | <0.001 |
No | 386 (47) | 192 (41) | 194 (54) | |
Do not know | 202 (24) | 117 (25) | 85 (24) | |