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Wegen AIDS Talkline Quarterly Callers Data


From January to March 31, 2009 the Talkline received 718,895 calls of which 272,787 (37.9%) are answered. More than 60% of the calls are not answered due to less number of counselors to manage the high volume of incoming calls and calls registered outside the working hours. Among the served callers, 85.2% were male and 14.8% female. In terms of marital status, 92.5% were never married and 7% married. Most of the callers (88.6%) used mobile phones and the remaining 10.8% used landlines to call 952.
Callers by Gender Period
Oct-Dec 08 Jan-Mar 09
Male 83.8% 85.2%
Female 16.2% 14.8%
Unkown 0.0% 0.0%
Callers by Age
15 years 3.1% 2.9%
15-19 years 36.0% 27.2%
20-29 years 51.9% 63.8%
30-39 Years 7.4% 4.8%
40+ years 1.6% 1.2%
Unknown 0.0% 0.1%
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Callers by Marital Status
Never Married 92.3% 92.5%
Married 7.3% 7.0%
Widowed 0.1% 0.1%
Divorced 0.1% 0.1%
Separated 0.2% 0.2%
Unknown 0.0% 0.1%
Callers by Sero-Status
Negative 29.7% 32.4%
Positive 7.7% 6.9%
Not tested 54.2% 53.4%
Unknown 8.4% 7.3%
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Callers by Call Type
Information 82.2% 82.1%
Counseling 13.4% 12.8%
Referal 1.4% 0.8%
Others (aborted, prank, others) 3.0% 4.3%
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Calls by Phone Type
Landline 8.8% 10.8%
Mobile 91.2% 88.6%
Unknown 0.0% 0.6%
Calls by Service Status
Served 29.6% 28.8%
Not served 70.4% 71.2%
Calls by Topics
HIV/AIDS Information 27.2% 31.5%
Transmission 18.9% 20.7%
Counseling and Testing 13.6% 11.4%
PMTCT 6.9% 6.8%
Condom 5.8% 5.1%
Discordant Result 3.8% 4.0%
Prevention 4.8% 3.8%
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) 2.7% 2.9%
Positive Living 3.0% 2.4%
Signs and Symptoms 1.9% 1.8%
Stigma and discrimination 2.5% 1.5%

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