Access to HIV Services for Mobile and Migrant Populations in Antigua

participants felt they were not at risk because they were monogamous or chose partners
carefully, but they did not take into consideration their partner’s sexual behaviour.
Figure 14 - Reasons why persons felt at risk for becoming HIV+
CONDOMS NOT
100% SAFE; 1; 5%
PRACTICE RISKY
SEXUAL ACTS
6%
YES I AM SEXUALLY
ACTIVE; 1; 6%
YES, MORE THAN
ONE PARTNER; 1;
5%
OTHER; 3; 17%
YES, SEXUALLY
ACTIVE; 3; 17%
YES, NOT ALWAYS
PROTECTED; 7; 39%
YES, SCARCELY
USES PROTECTION;
1; 5%
HIV Testing
When last test was done
52.4 % of the survey respondents were tested in the last year, 11.5% reported never
being tested and 21% cannot recall when they were tested. These numbers indicate that
in spite of all the outreach being done by the various groups and with 75% of the guys
knowing that free testing is available, we still have persons who are not being tested.
Their reasons are listed below.
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