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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Afr J Reprod Health. 2012 Sep;16(3):14–27.

Table 2.

Sample Characteristics: Means (Standard Deviations), Medians, Counts (% to total)

Characteristic Total n=48 MI n=28 HPP n=20 Tests for Group Differences
Age mean (SD) 30.7 (5.9) 31.0 (5.3) 30.2 (6.8) T=0.480 (df=46)
p=0.633
Tribal ethnicity n (%) χ2=10.272 (df=2)
 Hausa 3 (6.3%) 1 (3.6%) 2 (10.0%) p=0.006 [Ibo vs. Yorba vs. other]
 Ibo 16 (33.3%) 14 (50.0%) 2 (10.0%)
 Yoruba 21 (43.8%) 11 (39.3%) 10 (50.0%)
 Efik 2 (4.2%) 1 (3.6%) 1 (5.0%)
 Ijaw 4 (8.3%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (20.0%)
 Other 1 (2.1%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (5.0%)
 Refused to Answer 1 (2.1%) 1 (3.6%) 0 (0.0%)
Education n (%) χ2=0.823 (df=1)
 Junior secondary school 5 (10.4%) 2 (7.1%) 3 (15.0%) p=0.364 [Jr/Sr vs College/Grad]
 Senior secondary school 13 (27.1%) 10 (35.7%) 3 (15.0%)
 College or Technical school 7 (14.6%) 5 (17.9%) 2 (10.0%)
 Graduate or Professional school 23 (47.9%) 11 (39.3%) 12 (60.0%)
Religion n (%) FET p=0.721
 Christian/Catholic/Pentecostal 38 (79.2%) 23 (82.1%) 15 (75.0%)
 Muslim/Traditional/African/Other/None/Refused 10 (20.8%) 5 (17.9%) 5 (25.0%)
Marital status n (%) χ2=0.606 (df=2)
 Married/Committed Relationship 22 (45.8%) 14 (50.0%) 8 (40.0%) p=0.739 [Married vs. Sep/Div vs. Never/Refused]
 Separated/Divorced/Widowed 6 (12.5%) 4 (14.3%) 2 (10.0%)
 Never been married 14 (29.2%) 8 (28.6%) 6 (30.0%)
 Refused to answer 6 (12.5%) 2 (7.1%) 4 (20.0%)
Other household members who are HIV+ n (%) yes 11 (22.9%) 6 (21.4%) 5.0 (25.0%) FET p=1.00
Employed n (%) yes 37 (77.1%) 22 (78.6%) 15 (75.0%) FET p=1.00
Monthly income
(in Naira) mean (SD) 66,000 (90,027) 40,125 (28,214) 98,684 (125,992) MW Z=−1.437, p=0.151
Med=40,000 Med=30,000 Med=70,000
(in US Dollars: $1.00=153 Naira; as of March 1, 2011) $431.37 (588.41) $262.25(184.40) $644.99 (823.47)
Med=$261.44 Med=$196.08 Med=$457.52
Characteristic Total n=48 MI n=28 HPP n=20 Tests for Group Differences
Children n (%) yes 19 (39.6%) 13 (46.4%) 6 (30.0%) χ2=1.571 (df=1)
p=0.210
 Mean (SD) 3.1 (1.3) 2.9 (1.2) 3.3 (1.5) MW Z=−0.494, p=0.621
 Median Med=3.0 Med=3.0 Med=3.0
Sexual identity n (%) χ2=1.088 (df=1)
 Straight, heterosexual 35 (72.9%) 22 (78.6%) 13 (65.0%) p=0.297 [straight vs. other]
 Gay, homosexual 1 (2.1%) 1 (3.6%) 0 (0.0%)
 Bisexual 6 (12.5%) 2 (7.1%) 4 (20.0%)
 None of the Above, unsure or Refuse to Answer 6 (12.5%) 3 (10.7%) 3 (15.0%)
During the past 3 mo, have you had sex? 43 (89.6%) 26 (92.9%) 17 (85.0%) FET p=0.677
On ART at follow-up? 45 (93.8%) 28 (100.0%) 17 (85.0%) FET p=0.066

T T-test for Independence; FET Fisher’s Exact Test; MW Mann Whitney Test for Independence