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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2017 Aug;21(8):2479–2487. doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1732-7

Table 2. Bivariate correlates of potential HIV seroconversion (SC) and any use of timed unprotected intercourse (TUI).

Any TUI use No TUI use p
Demographics
 Mean age 34.8 33.2 0.045
 Female 69.8% 77.4% 0.096
 Any secondary education 52.2% 44.5% 0.149
Health management
 CD4 cell count 464 420 0.132
 On ART 57.6% 61.9% 0.396
 Time since HIV diagnosis (years) 6.1 5.1 0.045
 Has talked with provider about childbearing desires 49.6% 41.0% 0.098
Relationship/partner
 Control in sexual decision making 2.68 2.54 0.008
 Married 45.3% 50.0% 0.644
 In polygamous relationship 25.9% 32.6% 0.168
 Number of children 3.4 3.1 0.314
 Partner's HIV status is negative/unknown 54.0% 64.8% 0.035
 Partner knows respondent is HIV+ 83.5% 77.0% 0.131
Condom use
 Consistent condom use 20.1% 33.3% 0.005
 Believes that fertility desires impede condom use 56.1% 39.1% 0.001
Psychosocial functioning
 Depression 3.34 3.32 0.942
 Internalized HIV stigma 2.17 2.32 0.072
 Social support 3.58 3.59 0.965
Childbearing stigma
 Internalized childbearing stigma 1.31 1.24 0.351
 Community stigma of childbearing 4.04 3.98 0.624
 Provider stigma of childbearing 2.28 2.04 0.094
SCM measures
 Partner willingness to use TUI 4.27 3.66 0.000
 TUI self-efficacy 8.80 8.47 0.041
 SCM awareness 10.1 9.0 0.000
 SCM motivation 8.99 9.02 0.845