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Published in final edited form as: Soc Forces. 2011 Jun 4;89(4):1097–1117. doi: 10.1093/sf/89.4.1097

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




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