TABLE 1.

Comparison of Demographic Characteristics of HIV Negative and Positive Women at Screening

	HIV Status at Screening
Demographic Characteristic	HIV Positive (%)	HIV Negative (%)	P
No. Women	176	279
Mean age in years (±SD)	27.9 (6.0)	26.7 (7.9)	<0.01
Married	130 (74%)	234 (71%)	0.52
Husband known to have >1 wife	22 (13%)	28 (10%)	0.44
Currently living with husband or partner	129 (75%)	192 (71%)	0.39
At least some secondary school education	92 (52%)	155 (56%)	0.50
Woman earns own income	76 (43%)	90 (32%)	0.02
Partner earns at least some income	148 (86%)	233 (86%)	0.99