Access to HIV Services for Mobile and Migrant Populations in Antigua
Access to HIV Services for Mobile and Migrant Populations in Antigua
Access to HIV Services for Mobile and Migrant Populations in Antigua
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Table No. 34- Did you receive counsel<strong>in</strong>g be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>and</strong>/or after your test? (Q26). MSM<br />
Study. 2012.<br />
Responses Number Percentage<br />
Yes, be<strong>for</strong>e 24 25.2<br />
Yes, after 1 1.0<br />
Yes, both times 41 43.1<br />
Neither 12 12.6<br />
Not Applicable 17 17.8<br />
Total 95 99.7<br />
Free <strong>HIV</strong> test<strong>in</strong>g<br />
75.7% of the respondents reported gett<strong>in</strong>g free test<strong>in</strong>g, but of that number 73.6 got free<br />
condoms <strong>and</strong> 2.1% pay <strong>for</strong> condoms. 11.5% pay <strong>for</strong> their test <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> condoms <strong>and</strong><br />
12.6% did not consider the question relevant <strong>to</strong> them as they had not been tested. It<br />
appears that not hav<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> pay <strong>for</strong> tests, would make the respondents more likely <strong>to</strong> get<br />
tested as <strong>in</strong> Table 25, 20 percent or one-fifth of the respondents claimed that they cannot<br />
af<strong>for</strong>d <strong>to</strong> pay <strong>for</strong> their own test. Most private labs charge <strong>in</strong> the range of EC$75 per test.<br />
Table No. 35- Did you have <strong>to</strong> pay <strong>for</strong> the test? (Q27). MSM Study. 2012.<br />
Responses Number Percentage<br />
No, everyth<strong>in</strong>g is free 70 73.6<br />
Yes, test is free but I pay <strong>for</strong> condoms 2 2.1<br />
Yes, I pay <strong>for</strong> everyth<strong>in</strong>g 11 11.5<br />
Not Applicable 12 12.6<br />
Total 95 99.8<br />
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