Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV-Infected Women Included in the Sample (n = 181)
Characteristic | n (%) |
---|---|
Mean age | 32.4 |
15–19 | 27 (15) |
20–29 | 38 (21) |
30–39 | 66 (36) |
40–44 | 50 (28) |
Race/ethnicity | |
African American | 159 (88) |
White | 18 (10) |
Hispanic | 4 (2) |
Number of children | |
0 | 64 (35) |
1 | 26 (15) |
2 | 29 (16) |
≥3 | 62 (34) |
Insurance status | |
Uninsured/unknown | 28 (15.5) |
Medicaid/Ryan White | 142 (79) |
Private | 10 (5.5) |
Sexual orientation | |
Heterosexual | 158 (87) |
Bisexual | 19 (10.5) |
Lesbian | 3 (1.6) |
HIV risk group | |
Heterosexual sex | 101 (56) |
Perinatal transmission | 28 (16) |
Injection drug use | 21 (12) |
Unknown | 27 (15) |
Previous pregnancy with HIV+ status | |
Yes | 69 (59) |
No | 48 (41) |
Relationship status | |
Married | 23 (13) |
In committed relationship | 77 (43) |
Dating, uncommitted relationship | 37 (20) |
Not in a relationship | 44 (24) |
HIV status of partnera | |
Positive | 45 (27) |
Negative | 103 (62) |
Unknown | 18 (11) |
Consistent condom use with primary partner (n = 166) | |
100% | 47 (28) |
0% | 41 (25) |
Tubal ligation | |
Yes | 41 (22) |
% felt somewhat pressured | 9 (22) |
% moderately to very unsatisfied | 8 (19) |
On HAART | |
Yes | 120 (69) |
No | 53 (31) |
Mean CD4 count (n = 173) | 460 |
<200 | 120 (69) |
>500 | 53 (31) |
Mean viral load (n = 165) | 30996 |
Undetectable <50 | 64 (39) |
>100,000 | 12 (7) |
AIDS diagnosisb | |
Yes | 74 (43) |
No | 99 (57) |
As reported by participant.
AIDS defined due to an opportunistic infection or ever having a CD4 count <200.
HAART, highly active retroviral therapy.