Table 4 Distribution of respondent’s partner’s with regard to HIV testing and main reasons for being not tested by the type of health facility
Characteristics | Health facility | Total, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Health center, n (%) | Hospital, n (%) | ||
Respondent’s partner tested for HIV during the current pregnancy |  |  |  |
  Yes | 425 (57.9) | 77 (70.6) | 502 (59.5) |
  No | 272 (37.1) | 25 (22.9) | 297 (35.2) |
  Did not know | 37 (5.0) | 7 (6.4) | 44 (5.2) |
N | 734 (87.1) | 109 (12.9) | 843 (100.0) |
Main reason’s cited for respondent’s partner for being not tested |  |  |  |
  Lack of time (busy) | 83 (30.5) | 3 (12.0) | 86 (29.0) |
  Out of Addis Ababa or the country | 21 (7.7) | 5 (20.0) | 26 (8.8) |
  Tested before the current pregnancy | 24 (8.8) | 1 (4.0) | 25 (8.4) |
  Faithfulness | 17 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (5.7) |
  Lack of awareness or knowledge | 10 (3.7) | 2 (8.0) | 12 (4.0) |
  Fear of being positive for HIV | 10 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (3.4) |
  Has a plan to be tested | 8 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (2.7) |
  Not willing (or interested) | 4 (1.5) | 1 (4.0) | 5 (1.7) |
  Fear of stigma and discrimination | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.3) |
  Fear of rejection by wife | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.3) |
  Other | 1 (0.4) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (0.7) |
  Did not know | 60 (22.1) | 7 (28.0) | 67 (22.6) |
  No response | 26 (9.6) | 5 (20.0) | 31 (10.4) |
N | 272 (91.6) | 25 (8.4) | 297 (100) |