Table 2.
Women’s HIV/AIDS-related Perceptions
| 1. Knows/ Thinks that Husband had Extramarital Sex |
2. Worried about Getting Infected by Husband |
3. Worried about Getting Infected by Other Men |
4. Thinks Husband Would Object to Condom Use |
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| Predictors and Controls | A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C |
| Husband’s Migration Status | ||||||||||||
| Migrant | 1.45** | 1.45* | .81 | 1.06 | ||||||||
| More successful migrant | 1.55** | 1.49** | 1.45* | 1.56* | .64* | .63* | 1.05 | 1.38* | ||||
| Less successful migrant | 1.19 | 1.41* | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 1.14 | .79 | ||||
| Individual (Woman) Controls | ||||||||||||
| Age 21–25 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.53* | 1.53* | 1.50* |
| Age 26–30 | .93 | .92 | .93 | 1.72* | 1.72* | 1.72* | .95 | .99 | .96 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.36 |
| Age 31+ | .89 | .87 | .89 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.24 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.53* | 1.54* | 1.49* |
| At least some bridewealth paid | .92 | .91 | .91 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 | .94 | .98 | .97 | .96 | .96 | .92 |
| In polygynous union | 1.36* | 1.37* | 1.36* | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | .80 | .78 | .78 | 1.32* | 1.32* | 1.37* |
| Education 1 to 4 years | 1.33* | 1.33* | 1.33* | 1.73** | 1.73** | 1.72** | .98 | 1.00 | 1.01 | .96 | .96 | .94 |
| Education 5 or more years | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.55* | 1.55* | 1.54* | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.05 | .81 | .81 | .79 |
| Works outside-the-home for income | 1.46** | 1.46** | 1.46** | 1.58* | 1.58* | 1.58* | .94 | .91 | .93 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 |
| Attends religious services 1+ times per week | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | .72* | .72* | .72* | .90 | .92 | .90 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 |
| Husband beat her up at least once | 2.52** | 2.53** | 2.52** | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | .89 | .89 | .89 |
| Knows/ thinks husband is unfaithful | 2.50** | 2.50** | 2.50** | 1.60** | 1.64** | 1.61** | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | |||
| Has not had sex with husband recently | .81 | .80 | .82 | |||||||||
| Household-Level Controls | ||||||||||||
| Household material possessions scale | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.04 | .98 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.01 |
| Household sells at least some crops | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.90* | 1.89* | 1.90* | 1.88** | 1.87** | 1.89** | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.35 |
| Co-resident parents-in-law | .99 | .98 | .99 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.09 | .92 | .92 | .92 |
| Community-Level Control | ||||||||||||
| Share of married men in South Africa | 1.22* | 1.21* | 1.22* | .98 | .98 | .98 | .80 | .80 | .79 | .93 | .93 | .93 |
| Model Chi-square | 1,629 | 1,630 | 1,629 | 1,540 | 1,539 | 1,543 | 1,367 | 1,345 | 1,354 | 1,580 | 1,579 | 1,584 |
Notes: Odds ratios from random intercept logit models. A – No distinction within the migrants’ wives category; B – Migrant’s success defined on the basis of remittances; C – Migrant’s success defined on the basis of wife’s perceptions. Reference categories: Husband is non-migrant, ages 18–20; No bridewealth paid; In monogamous union; No education; Does not work for income; Has no religious affiliation or attends religious services less than once a week; Husband never beat her up; Thinks husband is faithful or unsure; Household does not sell crops; No co-resident in-laws; Significance level:
**
p ≤ .01,
*
p ≤ .05.
N = 1,671