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. 2012 Apr 19;7(4):e31387. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031387

Table 2. HIV risk indicators* at screening by incident pregnancy.

Column % (n) Rate per 100 woman yrs (No. pregnancies/woman yrs) Unadjusted Rate Ratio (95% CI) P-value
Overall pregnancy incidence (352) 9.6 (48/501)
Marijuana, heavy drinking Λ and/or use of these during sex
≥ 2 such activities 9.9 (35) 18.3 (9/49) 2.02 (0.96–4.23) 0.15
1 such activity 18.2 (64)Λ 7.1 (7/99) 0.80 (0.35–1.81)
None 71.9 (253) 9.1 (32/253) 1
Diagnosed with sexually transmitted infection
Yes 5.1 (18) 20.8 (5/24) 2.38 (0.94–6.01) 0.10
No 95.9 (334) 9.0 (43/477) 1
Type of sex partner(s)
No partner 14.2 (50) 10.5 (7/67) 1.13 (0.50–2.56) 0.99
Causal only 2.3 (8) 10.3 (1/10 1.12 (0.15–8.19)
Main partner only 74.4 (262) 9.3 (35/375) 1
Main & casual partners 9.1 (32) 10.0 (5/50) 1.07 (0.42–2.74)
Main sex partner >10 yrs older
Yes 8.8 (26) 7.8 (3/38) 0.79 (0.24–2.57) 0.68
No 91.2 (268) 9.6 (37/386) 1
Living situation with main partner
Lives with main partner 45.5 (160) 9.0 (21/233) 1 0.92
Does not live with main partner 38.1 (134) 9.9 (19/192) 1.09 (0.59–2.03)
No main partner 16.5 (58) 10.5 (8/76) 1.17 (0.52–2.64)
Number of sexual partners
≥2 partners 15.6 (55) 11.5 (9/78) 1.25 (0.60–2.58) 0.56
1 partner 84.4 (297) 9.2 (39/423) 1
Has partner of unknown HIV status
≥1 partner(s)& 48.9 (172) 8.4 (20/239) 0.78 (0.44–1.38) 0.39
No such partners (knows status) 51.1 (180) 10.7 (28/262) 1
Partner type by knowledge of HIV Status **
>2 partners varied knowledge 9.5 (33) 6.2 (3/48) 1.04 (0.29–3.72) 0.05
2 partners both unknown status 6.3 (22) 20.0 (6/30) 3.42 (1.26–9.25)
1 partner known negative 46.4 (162) 12.0 (28/234) 2.03 (1.01–4.07)
1 partner unknown status 37.8 (132) 6.0 (11/184) 1
*

Refers to six months prior to screening interview.

Λ

Heavy drinking defined as 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one day; 81% (52/64) of these women were heavy drinkers.

&

Includes women with partners where HIV status was either all unknown, or status known for 1 of multiple partners.

**

Excludes 3 women with known HIV-positive partners as data too scant for a separate stratum. No pregnancies occurred among these women.