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Methods: A qualitative study was nested in a STI-TT intervention to investigate motivating and enabling factors associated with STI test results disclosure to sexual partners. A semi-structured interview protocol covered partner communication, HIV and STI disclosure, financial security and relationships dynamics. Interviews were conducted in participants\u2019 preferred language, audio-recorded, transcribed into English and analysed using a constant comparison approach. The study was conducted in two townships in Pretoria, South Africa. Results: Twenty-eight HIV-positive pregnant women were interviewed. Based on the interviews, two disclosure experiences for women were identified \u2013 those with vulnerable experiences and those with self-enabling experiences within their partnerships. Vulnerable women discussed intimate partner violence (IPV) and fear of relationship dissolution as factors influencing their test result disclosure. Self-enabled women discussed their ability to talk with their partners about STI and HIV infections and the influence of multiple concurrent partnerships in the acquisition of HIV\/STIs. Both groups of women were concerned about men\u2019s health behaviours, and all cited the health and development of their unborn child as a key motivator for test result disclosure. 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