Table 3.
Demographic and reproductive health characteristics of recently-diagnosed HIV-positive women and men at the start of a clinic-based SRH integration trial by intervention condition, Cape Town, 2010–2011 (N = 214)
| Characteristics | Total sample | SOC | EI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n (%) | 214 (100.0 %) | 110 (51.4 %) | 104 (48.6 %) | NA |
| Median age (Q1–Q3)d | 29 (25–35) | 30 (26–35) | 29 (24–35) | 0.272c |
| Median education level median (Q1–Q3)d | 11 (9–11) | 11 (9–12) | 10 (9–11) | 0.128c |
| Female | 108 (50.5 %) | 56 (50.9 %) | 52 (50.0 %) | 0.894a |
| Employed full-time/part-time/self-employed | 116 (54.2 %) | 64 (58.2 %) | 52 (50.0 %) | 0.288a |
| Informal dwelling | 149 (70.1 %) | 77 (70.0 %) | 73 (70.2 %) | 1.000a |
| Diagnosis within one year | 159 (74.3 %) | 81 (73.6 %) | 78 (75.0 %) | 0.943a |
| Median CD4 count (Q1–Q3)d | 414.5 (326.5–538.5) | 419.0 (331–560) | 405.0 (316–525) | 0.557c |
| Had current main partner | 209 (97.7 %) | 107 (97.3 %) | 102 (98.1 %) | 1.000a |
| Lives with main partner | 98 (46.9 %) | 53 (49.5 %) | 45 (44.1 %) | 0.519a |
| Disclosed HIV status to partner | 134 (64.1 %) | 71 (66.4 %) | 63 (61.8 %) | 0.584a |
| Median number of biological children (Q1–Q3)d | 1.48 (0–2) | 1.42 (0–2) | 1.54 (0–2) | 0.372c |
| Median number of children caring for (Q1–Q3)d | 2.61 (1–4) | 2.44 (1– 4) | 2.79 (1–4) | 0.346c |
| Sexually active | 210 (98.1 %) | 108 (98.2 %) | 102 (98.1 %) | 0.955a |
| Had condom-unprotected vaginal sex in prior 3 months | 172 (82.5 %) | 94 (86.2 %) | 78 (76.5 %) | 0.068a |
| Relied on 100 % effective contraception during all vaginal sex occasions in prior 3 months | 110 (52.1 %) | 58 (53.2 %) | 52 (51.0 %) | 0.746a |
| Pill/injectable use in prior 3 months | 84 (39.3 %) | 48 (43.6 %) | 36 (34.6 %) | 0.226a |
| Used dual method protection in prior 3 months | 69 (32.2 %) | 42 (38.2 %) | 27 (26.0 %) | 0.056a |
| Participant considering pregnancy immediately | 92 (43.0 %) | 47 (42.7 %) | 45 (43.3 %) | 0.936a |
| Partner considering pregnancy immediately | 61 (29.6 %) | 31 (29.5 %) | 30 (29.5 %) | 1.000a |
| Mean self-efficacy for communicating with partner re: safer sex and SRH | 3.71 (0.32) | 3.69 (0.36) | 3.72 (0.28) | 0.501b |
| Mean self-efficacy for safer sex | 3.74 (0.32) | 3.72 (0.36) | 3.64 (0.53) | 0.324b |
a
p value calculated from Pearson's χ2 test
b
p value calculated from independent two sample t-test
c
p value calculated from Mood's median test
d
Q1: first quartile, 25 %-tile; Q3: third quartile, 75 %-tile