Male Partner’s Involvement in HIV Counselling and Testing and Associated Factors among Partners of Pregnant Women in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge and attitude towards PMTCT and risk perception of male partners of pregnant women in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Occurrence of MTCT ()
During pregnancy	301	78
During childbirth	199	51.6
During breastfeeding	298	77.7
PMTCT methods ()
ART	324	84.4
Caesarean section	13	3.4
Avoiding of breastfeeding	221	57.6
Presence of HCT during ANC visit
Yes	375	90.1
No	16	3.9
I do not know	25	6
Necessity of partner testing
Yes	396	95.2
No	20	4.8
Discordant test result
Yes	356	85.6
No	60	14.4
Feeling when seen with pregnant women in clinic
Feel nothing	214	51.4
Feel happiness	197	47.4
Feel ashamed	5	1.2
Risk perception
Yes	98	23.6
No	318	76.4
Reasons of risk perception ()
Used unsterile sharp object	57	58.2
Had multiple sexual partner	44	44.9
Had sexual contact without condom	39	39.8
Had sex with positive person	10	10.2