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)