Table 3.
Demographic characteristics by testing outcomes of CVCT participants, Durban, South Africa, 2013
| Total couples (N = 907) | Couple serostatus | Chi-square p-value (2-tailed)a | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M + F+ (N = 245) | M + F- (N = 93) | M-F+ (N = 175) | M-F-(N = 394) | ||||||||
| N | col % | N | col % | N | col % | N | col % | N | col % | ||
| Man age (mean, SD) | 30.8 | 8.4 | 33.2 | 7.3 | 32.4 | 9.0 | 30.5 | 7.4 | 29.0 | 9.0 | <0.0001 |
| Man age | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| <25 years | 181 | 20 % | 17 | 7 % | 13 | 14 % | 30 | 17 % | 131 | 33 % | |
| 25-34 years | 481 | 53 % | 127 | 52 % | 51 | 55 % | 115 | 66 % | 188 | 48 % | |
| ≥35 years | 245 | 27 % | 101 | 41 % | 29 | 31 % | 40 | 23 % | 75 | 19 % | |
| Woman age (mean, SD) | 28.4 | 7.9 | 30.2 | 6.72 | 30.4 | 8.9 | 28.9 | 6.7 | 26.6 | 8.51 | <0.0001 |
| Woman age | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| <25 years | 308 | 34 % | 46 | 19 % | 25 | 27 % | 39 | 22 % | 198 | 50 % | |
| 25–34 years | 438 | 48 % | 144 | 59 % | 45 | 48 % | 106 | 61 % | 143 | 36 % | |
| ≥35 years | 161 | 18 % | 55 | 22 % | 32 | 34 % | 30 | 17 % | 53 | 13 % | |
| Age disparity (mean, SD) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | <0.001 |
| Age disparity | 0.01 | ||||||||||
| 0–2 years | 447 | 49 % | 102 | 42 % | 47 | 51 % | 93 | 53 % | 205 | 52 % | |
| 3–4 years | 203 | 22 % | 50 | 20 % | 26 | 28 % | 38 | 22 % | 89 | 23 % | |
| 5–6 years | 120 | 13 % | 37 | 15 % | 12 | 13 % | 22 | 13 % | 49 | 12 % | |
| >6 years | 137 | 15 % | 56 | 23 % | 8 | 9 % | 22 | 13 % | 51 | 13 % | |
| Years cohabiting (mean, SD) | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | <0.001 |
| Years cohabiting | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| Not cohabiting | 602 | 67 % | 144 | 60 % | 45 | 48 % | 105 | 60 % | 308 | 78 % | |
| ≤2 years | 136 | 15 % | 42 | 17 % | 20 | 22 % | 35 | 20 % | 39 | 10 % | |
| >2 years | 164 | 18 % | 55 | 23 % | 28 | 30 % | 35 | 20 % | 46 | 12 % | |
| Couple pregnant | 0.26 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 95 | 11 % | 21 | 9 % | 14 | 15 % | 22 | 13 % | 38 | 10 % | |
| No | 809 | 89 % | 222 | 91 % | 79 | 85 % | 153 | 87 % | 355 | 90 % | |
| Man previously tested | 0.41 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 449 | 50 % | 116 | 48 % | 52 | 56 % | 81 | 46 % | 200 | 51 % | |
| No | 457 | 50 % | 128 | 52 % | 41 | 44 % | 94 | 54 % | 194 | 49 % | |
| Woman previously tested | 0.42 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 570 | 63 % | 159 | 65 % | 57 | 61 % | 101 | 58 % | 253 | 64 % | |
| No | 337 | 37 % | 86 | 35 % | 36 | 39 % | 74 | 42 % | 141 | 36 % | |
| Couple previously tested together | 0.52 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 36 | 4 % | 8 | 3 % | 3 | 3 % | 5 | 3 % | 20 | 5 % | |
| No | 870 | 96 % | 237 | 97 % | 89 | 97 % | 170 | 97 % | 374 | 95 % | |
| ART use among HIV positive couples | n/a | 0.95^ | |||||||||
| Man on ART | 27 | 5 % | 7 | 3 % | 20 | 22 % | n/a | ||||
| Woman on ART | 75 | 15 % | 40 | 16 % | n/a | 35 | 20 % | ||||
| Both partners on ART | 26 | 5 % | 26 | 11 % | n/a | ||||||
| Neither on ART | 382 | 75 % | 170 | 70 % | 72 | 78 % | 140 | 80 % | |||
| Neighborhood recruited | 0.16 | ||||||||||
| D Clinic | 238 | 27 % | 67 | 28 % | 21 | 23 % | 42 | 25 % | 108 | 28 % | |
| H Clinic | 188 | 21 % | 50 | 21 % | 18 | 19 % | 40 | 24 % | 80 | 21 % | |
| HPP | 121 | 14 % | 28 | 12 % | 11 | 12 % | 25 | 15 % | 57 | 15 % | |
| Gateway Clinic | 233 | 26 % | 56 | 23 % | 32 | 34 % | 51 | 30 % | 94 | 24 % | |
| V Clinic | 110 | 12 % | 39 | 16 % | 11 | 12 % | 10 | 6 % | 50 | 13 % | |
| CVCT test site | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| D Clinic | 181 | 20 % | 54 | 22 % | 12 | 13 % | 29 | 17 % | 86 | 22 % | |
| H Clinic | 134 | 15 % | 41 | 17 % | 7 | 8 % | 25 | 14 % | 61 | 15 % | |
| HPP | 88 | 10 % | 30 | 12 % | 5 | 5 % | 18 | 10 % | 35 | 9 % | |
| Gateway Clinic | 389 | 43 % | 79 | 32 % | 58 | 62 % | 94 | 54 % | 158 | 40 % | |
| V Clinic | 115 | 13 % | 41 | 17 % | 11 | 12 % | 9 | 5 % | 54 | 14 % | |
adifferences between serostatus groups
^p-value for HIV positive individuals on ARV versus not
SD: standard deviation; ART: antiretroviral treatment; HPP: HIV Pathogenesis Program Research Clinic