Table 1.
Enrollment Characteristics
| Median (IQR) or number (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couples with HIV infected women (n=2299) | Couples with HIV infected men (n=1109) | |||
| HIV infected woman |
HIV uninfected man |
HIV infected man |
HIV uninfected woman |
|
| Couple Characteristics* | ||||
| East Africa (vs. Southern Africa) | 1487 (64.7%) | 763 (68.8%) | ||
| Married | 1691 (73.6%) | 895 (80.7%) | ||
| Living together | 2050 (89.2%) | 1032 (93.1%) | ||
| Duration of partnership, years | 4.9 (2.1, 9.4) | 6.7 (2.9, 13.8) | ||
| Number of living children with study partner | 1 (0, 2) | 2 (1, 3) | ||
| Number of sex acts, prior month | 4 (2, 8) | 4 (2, 8) | ||
| Any unprotected sex with study partner, prior month | 700 (30.5%) | 294 (26.5%) | ||
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age, years | 30 (25.2, 34.7) | 35.1 (29.6, 42.1) | 37.2 (32.0, 44.9) | 30.6 (25.4, 37.7) |
| Education, years | 8 (6, 10) | 9 (7, 12) | 8 (7, 11) | 8 (6, 10) |
| Monthly income | ||||
| None | 1734 (75.4%) | 923 (40.2%) | 444 (40.0%) | 821 (74.0%) |
| < median income for the study site | 343 (14.9%) | 576 (25.1%) | 266 (24.0%) | 170 (15.3%) |
| >= median income for the study site | 221 (9.6%) | 800 (34.8%) | 399 (36.0%) | 118 (10.6%) |
| Health characteristics | ||||
| Any STI | 416 (18.1%) | 220 (9.6%) | 73 (6.6%) | 144 (13.0%) |
| Current hormonal contraceptive use | 455 (19.8%) | N/A | N/A | 197 (17.8%) |
| Other sexual partners in past month | 32 (1.4%) | 89 (3.9%) | 85 (7.7%) | 6 (0.5%) |
| Verbal or physical abuse by study partner, past 3 months | 65 (2.8%) | 23 (1.0%) | 22 (2.0%) | 34 (3.1%) |
*
Couple characteristics based on data reported by the HIV uninfected partner.
IQR, interquartile range; STI, sexually transmitted infection (Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, and Trichomonas vaginalis)