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. 2016 Feb 16;16:81. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1412-7

Table 2.

Characteristics on marital status, sexual activity and contraception at 6-month follow-up (n = 252)

WLWH in the study
Marital status, n (%)
 Married 105 (43.0)
 Cohabitating 35 (14.3)
 Regular partner (not cohabitating) 27 (11.1)
 Single 77 (31.6)
 (missing) (8)
Partner’s HIV status, n (%)
 HIV-positive 50 (29.1)
 HIV-negative 118 (68.6)
 Not tested/do not know 4 (2.3)
 (missing) (80)
Sexual activity in the past 6 months, n (%)
 Yes 168 (68.6)
 No 77 (31.4)
 (missing) (7)
Current use of contraception in sexually active women, n (%)
 Condom 84 (50.9)
 Condom + hormonal contraception 6 (3.6)
 Condom + intra uterine device 1 (0.6)
 Condom + sterilization 11 (6.7)
 Hormonal contraception 9 (5.5)
 Intra uterine device 5 (3.0)
 Sterilization 6 (3.6)
 Other 2 (1.2)
 Nothing 41 (24.9)
 (missing) (3)
Reasons for no condom use in sexually active women, n (%)1,2
 Patient’s wish 2 (3.2)
 Partner’s wish 11 (17.7)
 Joint decision 25 (40.3)
 Partner has HIV 23 (37.1)
 Attempts to become pregnant 10 (16.1)
 HIV RNA is low 13 (21.0)

1More than one answer allowed, n (%) does not add up to 100 %, 2N (% of women responding to the specific question)