Table 2.
Background characteristics of study participants and HIV status by various background characteristics among reproductive-age women in Africa.
| Variable | Category | Weighted frequency | HIV status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative no (%) | Positive no (%) | |||
| Women’s age | Mean ± SD | 28.5 ± 9.45 | ||
| Women’s age at first delivery | Mean ± SD | 19.3 ± 3.88 | ||
| Women’s age at first sexual intercourse | Mean ± SD | 13.6 ± 7.17 | ||
| Head of household | Mean ± SD | 44.6 ± 14.28 | ||
| Maternal age | 15–19 | 61,994 (21.1) | 59,322 (95.7) | 2,672 (4.3) |
| 20–24 | 54,561 (18.6) | 52,104 (95.5) | 2,457 (4.5) | |
| 25–29 | 51,706 (17.6) | 49,536 (95.8) | 2,170 (4.2) | |
| 30–34 | 42,683 (14.5) | 40,929 (95.9) | 1754 (4.1) | |
| 35–39 | 35,398 (20.1) | 33,821 (95.6) | 1,576 (4.4) | |
| 40–44 | 26,365 (8.9) | 25,207 (95.6) | 1,158 (4.4) | |
| 45–49 | 21,067 (7.2) | 20,100 (95.4) | 966 (4.6) | |
| Age at first sexual intercourse | Did not have sex | 45,014 (15.3) | 43,309 (80.2) | 1705 (19.8) |
| <15 yrs | 141 (0.05) | 125 (88.7) | 16 (11.3) | |
| >15 | 66,741 (22.7) | 63,731 (95.5) | 3,010 (4.5) | |
| Did not remember | 181,876 (61.9) | 173,854 (95.6) | 8,022 (4.4) | |
| Total number of children delivered | 0 | 80,519 (27.4) | 77,138 (95.8) | 3,381 (4.2) |
| 1–3 | 115,781 (39.4) | 109,822 (94.9) | 5,959 (5.1) | |
| >3 (mean) | 97,472 (33.2) | 94,060 (96.5) | 3,412 (3.5) | |
| Maternal education | Illiterate | 98,366 (31.5) | 96,374 (98.0) | 1991 (2.0) |
| Primary | 86,453 (29.4) | 82,038 (94.9) | 4,415 (5.1) | |
| Secondary | 95,649 (32.6) | 90,048 (94.1) | 5,602 (5.9) | |
| Higher | 13,305 (4.5) | 12,560 (94.4) | 745 (5.6) | |
| Ever tested for HIV | No | 138,700 (47.3) | 134,994 (97.3) | 3,706 (2.7) |
| Yes | 154,572 (52.7) | 145,538 (94.2) | 9,034 (5.8) | |
| MSP | No | 133,317 (53.6) | 128,689 (96.5) | 4,628 (3.5) |
| Yes | 115,277 (46.4) | 108,870 (94.4) | 6,407 (5.6) | |
| Sex of head of household | Male | 210,333 (71.6) | 202,186 (96.1) | 8,147 (3.9) |
| Female | 83,440 (28.4) | 78,834 (94.5) | 4,606 (5.5) | |
| Currently pregnant | No | 268,462 (91.4) | 256,669 (95.6) | 11,793 (4.4) |
| Yes | 25,311 (8.6) | 24,351 (96.2) | 960 (3.8) | |
| Heard about HIV | No | 15,691 (5.5) | 15,252 (97.2) | 439 (2.8) |
| Yes | 267,107 (94.5) | 255,058 (95.5) | 12,049 (4.5) | |
| Marital status | Not formerly in a union | 85,926 (29.2) | 81,611 (95.0) | 4,315 (5.0) |
| In a union | 207,847 (70.8) | 199,409 (95.9) | 8,438 (4.1) | |
| Wealth index | Poorest | 51,895 (17.7) | 49,724 (95.8) | 2,171 (4.2) |
| Poorer | 54,208 (18.5) | 51,847 (95.6) | 2,361 (4.4) | |
| Middle | 56,640 (19.3) | 54,203 (95.7) | 2,437 (4.3) | |
| Richer | 61,920 (21.0) | 59,071 (95.4) | 2,849 (4.6) | |
| Richest | 69,110 (23.5) | 66,174 (95.8) | 2,936 (4.2) | |
| Residence | Urban | 118,633 (40.4) | 112,991 (95.2) | 5,642 (4.8) |
| Rural | 175,140 (59.6) | 168,029 (95.9) | 7,111 (4.1) | |
| Media exposure | Exposed | 92,308 (31.4) | 88,794 (96.2) | 3,514 (3.8) |
| Not exposed | 201,465 (68.6) | 192,226 (95.4) | 9,239 (4.6) | |
| Occupation | Unemployed | 128,564 (43.8) | 122,047 (94.9) | 6,517 (5.1) |
| Employed | 165,209 (56.2) | 158,973 (96.2) | 6,236 (3.8) | |
| Ever heard of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) | No | 13,462 (4.8) | 13,101 (97.3) | 362 (2.7) |
| Yes | 269,319 (95.2) | 257,193 (95.5) | 12,126 (4.5) | |