Access to HIV Services for Mobile and Migrant Populations in Antigua

discrimination. Some 59.6% of the respondents accessed the government services and
received free testing.
Table 82- Indicating participant’s access to free HIV testing. (27). CSW Study. 2012.
Responses Number Percentage
No, everything is free 68 59.6
Yes, test is free but I pay for condoms 5 4.3
Yes, I pay for everything 31 27.1
Not Applicable 10 8.7
Total 114 99.7
Ability to Pay
Bearing in mind that HIV testing may be accessed free from the NAP, 37.7% or the
participants admitted that their ability to pay for testing is a problem. 53.5% don’t
face this problem and 8.7% declined to answer.
Table 83- Showing participants ability to pay for HIV testing. (Q28). CSW Study.
2012.
Responses Number Percentage
No 61 53.5
Yes, I can’t afford it 43 37.7
No Answer 10 8.7
Total 114 99.9
HIV testing locations
HIV testing would be accessed at the AIDS Secretariat by 64% of the participants while
23.6% access this service at the clinics. Of the 10.5% of respondents who would go to
other locations for testing 9.6% said that they would go home to the Dominican Republic
to access HIV testing. What is alarming though is that 3.5% of respondents don’t know
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