Table 3 Legal knowledge by HIV status
Question | Total (n = 1480) | HIV+(n = 571) | HIV- (n = 909) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you think it is against the law for a man to beat his partner? | 1434 (97) | 552 (97) | 882 (97) | |
If a woman is being beaten by her partner, can _______________ help the woman stop the beating? | Police | 1306 (88) | 506 (89) | 800 (88) |
Court | 470 (32) | 188 (33) | 282 (31) | |
Lawyer | 362 (24) | 139 (24) | 223 (25) | |
Family | 445 (30) | 165 (29) | 280 (31) | |
Elder, chief, etc. | 379 (26) | 152 (27) | 227 (25) | |
No one | 17 (1) | 6 (1) | 11 (1) | |
If a man and a woman have a child together, is it against the law if the man does not give the woman any money or support for the child? *** | 1453 (98) | 554 (97) | 899 (99) | |
Is there anything the woman can do to make the man provide child support? *** | 1414 (96) | 538 (94) | 876 (96) | |
What can she do? | Obtain a maintenance order that requires the father of the child to pay | 1010 (68) | 382 (67) | 628 (69) |
Talk with family | 82 (6) | 34(6) | 48 (5) | |
If a woman’s husband passes away, does the law allow her to receive his death benefits? | 1333 (90) | 508 (89) | 825 (91) | |
If a man and a woman get divorced, is there a law that protects the woman if she wants to keep the child? | 1060 (72) | 392 (69) | 668 (73) | |
If the male partner wants to take the children away but the female does not consent, how can the female stop him from taking the children? | File for custody of her children. | 786 (53) | 306 (54) | 480 (53) |
Talk with relatives to stop partner from taking children | 73 (5) | 30 (5) | 43 (5) | |
Does the law have a say in what happens to people’s possessions after they pass away? | 1078 (73) | 401 (70) | 677 (74) | |
How can a person use the legal system to help make sure that their possessions go to right people after they pass away? | Develop a will that specify what should happen to her things when she is gone*** | 1207 (82) | 449 (79) | 758 (83) |
Talk with her relatives to determine who should have her things when she is gone | 198 (13) | 80 (14) | 118 (13) | |