Table 1.
Unweighted counts, weighted proportions and weighted HIV prevalence of 1708 sexually experienced women ages 15–24 reporting one lifetime sex partner by key behavioural and demographic characteristics, South Africa, 2003
| Characteristic | n(%) | HIV prevalence (%) | Median (range) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underlying determinants | |||
| Education levela | – | ||
| Not completed high school | 1338 (77.5) | 16.9** | |
| Completed high school | 369 (22.5) | 8.6 | |
| Residence | – | ||
| Rural | 913 (53.9) | 16.5 | |
| Urban | 795 (46.1) | 13.4 | |
| Current age | 19 (15–24) | ||
| 15–19 years | 930 (45.8) | 7.5** | |
| 20–24 years | 778 (54.2) | 21.4 | |
| Proximate determinants | |||
| Condom useb | – | ||
| Always | 485 (28.6) | 7.2 | |
| Sometimes/never/do not know | 1212 (71.4) | 18.2 | |
| Length of first sexual partnershipc | 23.3 (1–123) | ||
| 1 month | 202 (14.7) | 5.8 | |
| 2–6 months | 305 (13.2) | 10.7 | |
| 7–12 months | 245 (15.5) | 7.6 | |
| 13 months or more | 904 (56.6) | 20.0 | |
| Number of sexual contacts in past monthd | 1 (0–90) | ||
| 0 contacts | 514 (44.7) | 11.0 | |
| 1 contact | 249 (14.4) | 10.4 | |
| 2–4 contacts | 423 (29.2) | 12.8 | |
| 5 or more contacts | 141 (11.6) | 5.5 | |
| Frequency of sexual contacts per relationshipe | 14.5 (0–2914) | ||
| 0–5 contacts | 314 (28.4) | 5.4 | |
| 6–50 contacts | 595 (43.0) | 11.9 | |
| 51 or more contacts | 380 (28.7) | 12.2 | |
| Average age difference with first sexual partnerf | 3 (−3 to 32) | ||
| 0–4 years | 1271 (77.6) | 15.0 | |
| 5 or more years | 410 (22.4) | 15.7 | |
| Self–reported vaginal dischargea | – | ||
| No | 1478 (86.7) | 14.2 | |
| Yes | 224 (13.1) | 20.4 | |
| Ever pregnant a | – | ||
| No | 956 (57.9) | 15.3 | |
| Yes | 745 (42.1) | 14.7 | |
| Forced sex | – | ||
| No | 1622 (95.4) | 15.1 | |
| Yes | 86 (4.6) | 13.0 | |
| Coital debuta | 17 (5–24) | ||
| ≤14 years | 107 (5.1) | 10.8 | |
| >14 years | 1599 (94.9) | 15.3 | |
| Transactional sex | – | ||
| No | 1689 (98.6) | 14.9 | |
| Yes | 19 (1.4) | 21.7 |
aMissing data for ≤10 observations.
bMissing data for 11 observations.
cMissing data for 52 observations.
dMissing data for 381 observations.
eMissing data for 419 observations.
fMissing data for 27 observations.
**Significantly different at an alpha level of 0.05.