Table 1.

Social and economic characteristics and fertility history of women living with HIV

	No.	%		No.	%
Social characteristics
Age			Education
≤24	23	8	None	19	7
25–34	100	36	Primary	137	49
35–44	89	32	Secondary	74	26
45+	67	24	More than Secondary	50	18
Married/cohabitating			Sex worker
No	158	56	No	258	92
Yes	122	44	Yes	24	8
Indigenous			African descent
No	240	87	No	252	93
Yes	37	13	Yes	20	7
Economic characteristics
Housing status			Home Internet
Owners	145	51	No	231	82
Borrowers	73	26	Yes	51	18
Renters	59	21
Homeless	7	2
Firewood for cooking			Cement floor
No	232	82	No	132	47
Yes	50	18	Yes	150	53
Fertility history
Number of living children			Pregnancy with a known HIV diagnosis
None	40	14	No	133	63
One	43	15	Yes	77	37
Two or more	198	71