Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Women Accessing Services at Proje Sante Fanm in Rural Haiti, Stratified by HIV Status (n = 945)
| HIV positive n = 34 | HIV negative n = 911 | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic and economic characteristics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| ≤25 | 9/33 (27%) | 350/838 (42%) | 0.52 (0.24–1.1) | 0.097 |
| Schooling | ||||
| Ever attended school | 24/34 (71%) | 446/885 (50%) | 2.4 (1.1–5.0) | 0.021 |
| Literacy | ||||
| Able to read and write | 20/34 (59%) | 342/883 (39%) | 2.3 (1.1–4.5) | 0.019 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 12/34 (35%) | 460/884 (52%) | 0.50 (0.25–1.0) | 0.055 |
| None | 9/34 (26%) | 124/884 (14%) | 2.2 (1.0–4.8) | 0.076a |
| Home location | ||||
| Mirebalais or Port-au-Prince | 6/34 (18%) | 69/885 (8%) | 2.5 (1.0–6.3) | 0.051a |
| Partner's occupation | ||||
| Market vendor | 11/30 (37%) | 116/846 (14%) | 3.6 (1.7–7.9) | 0.002a |
| Farmer | 19/30 (63%) | 651/846 (77%) | 0.52 (0.24–1.1) | 0.084 |
| Construction worker | 8/30 (27%) | 61/845 (7%) | 4. 7 (2.0–11) | 0.001a |
| Food and income | ||||
| ≥2 share income | 27/34 (79%) | 795/885 (90%) | 0.44 (0.18–1.0) | 0.079a |
| Most/all of income spent on food | 13/24 (54%) | 245/732 (33%) | 2.4 (1.0–5.3) | 0.035 |
| ≥2 eat at house on average day | 31/34 (91%) | 859/885 (97%) | 0.31 (0.09–1.1) | 0.088a |
| Agriculture | ||||
| Unable to sell anything that family grows | 6/26 (23%) | 75/746 (10%) | 2.7 (1.1–6.9) | 0.046a |
| Family grows sugar cane | 13/26 (50%) | 515/749 (69%) | 0.45 (0.21–1.0) | 0.044 |
| Household owns turkeys | 1/34 (3%) | 122/885 (14%) | 0.19 (0.03–1.4) | 0.073a |
| Household owns cows | 8/34 (24%) | 332/885 (38%) | 0.51 (0.23–1.2) | 0.098 |
| Household owns ≤5 total livestock | 20/33 (61%) | 367/870 (42%) | 2.1 (1.0–4.3) | 0.036 |
| Cooking fuel | ||||
| Charcoal | 18/34 (53%) | 314/884 (36%) | 2.0 (1.0–4.1) | 0.038 |
| Wood | 25/34 (74%) | 786/885 (89%) | 0.35 (0.16–0.77) | 0.013a |
| Shelter | ||||
| Bamboo house | 10/34 (29%) | 398/885 (45%) | 0.51 (0.24–1.1) | 0.073 |
| Wood house | 7/34 (21%) | 91/885 (10%) | 2.3 (0.96–5.3) | 0.081a |
| Aluminum roof | 27/34 (79%) | 521/885 (59%) | 2.7 (1.2–6.3) | 0.017 |
| Thatched roof | 7/34 (21%) | 337/885 (38%) | 0.42 (0.18–0.98) | 0.039 |
| Radio | ||||
| Owns a radio | 16/34 (47%) | 291/884 (33%) | 1.8 (0.91–3.6) | 0.087 |
| Transport | ||||
| Has problems with transportation | 27/34 (79%) | 563/885 (64%) | 2.2 (0.95–5.1) | 0.060 |
| Sexual/gynecological history and access to care | ||||
| ≤15 years of age at first intercourse | 13/28 (46%) | 164/762 (22%) | 3.2 (1.5–6.8) | 0.002 |
| >1 lifetime partner | 28/34 (82%) | 360/885 (41%) | 6.8 (2.8–17) | <0.001 |
| History of partner having an STD (yes/don't know) | 11/12 (92%) | 103/337 (31%) | 25 (3.2–200) | <0.001a |
| ≥1 birth complication | 4/29 (14%) | 18/725 (2%) | 6.3 (2.0–20) | 0.008a |
| >1 stillbirth/miscarriage | 5/32 (16%) | 60/803 (7%) | 2.3 (0.85–6.2) | 0.095a |
| History of STD | 7/32 (22%) | 55/818 (7%) | 3.9 (1.6–9.4) | 0.006a |
| STD in past year (yes/don't know) | 9/34 (26%) | 103/885 (12%) | 2.7 (1.2–6.0) | 0.027a |
| Vaginal pruritis | 10/34 (29%) | 398/885 (45%) | 0.51 (0.24–1.1) | 0.073 |
| Syphilis | 7/33 (21%) | 48/876 (5%) | 4.6 (1.9–11) | 0.003a |
| History of difficulty receiving prenatal care | 9/34 (26%) | 118/885 (13%) | 2.3 (1.1–5.1) | 0.040a |
n = 945 unless otherwise indicated; sample size <945 indicates missing values.
a
Denotes that Fisher's exact test was used.
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; STD, sexually transmitted disease.