Table 1.
Characteristics of Sakh’umndeni Safer conception service clients at Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013–2016 (n = 440)
| Client characteristics | Women (n = 283) | Men (n = 157) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age, median (IQR) | 34 (30–38) | 38 (34–43) |
| Employed, n (%) | 182 (64) | 131 (83) |
| Average monthly income, median USD (IQR) | 267 (167–400) | 273 (167–467) |
| Education, n (%) | ||
| Primary or below | 60 (21) | 39 (25) |
| Some high school | 128 (45) | 50 (32) |
| Matriculated high school | 95 (34) | 68 (43) |
| Nationality, n (%) | ||
| South African | 177 (63) | 99 (63) |
| Non-native South African | 106 (37) | 42 (27) |
| Reproductive history | ||
| Ever been pregnant, n (%) | 217 (77) | – |
| Number of living children, median (IQR) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) |
| Number of living children, n (%) | ||
| None | 115 (41) | 47 (30) |
| One | 117 (41) | 47 (30) |
| Two or more | 51 (18) | 63 (40) |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| BMI, median (IQR) | 26.5 (23.5–31.7) | 25.5 (23.0–28.7) |
| STI at enrolment, n (%) | 11 (3.9) | 5 (3.2) |
| Circumcised, n (%) | ||
| Not circumcised | – | 81 (52) |
| Medically circumcised | – | 26 (16) |
| Traditionally circumcised | – | 50 (32) |
| HIV status, n (%) | ||
| HIV-positive | 249 (88) | 113 (72) |
| HIV-negative | 34 (12) | 44 (28) |
| On antiretroviral therapya, n (%) | 211 (85) | 82 (73) |
| Baseline viral load undetectableb, n (%) | 141 (67) | 29 (47) |
| HIV status within the partnership, n (%) | ||
| HIV seroconcordant | 126 (45) | 80 (51) |
| HIV serodiscordant | 136 (48) | 77 (49) |
| HIV status of one partner unknown | 21 (7) | 0 (0) |
IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body mass index; STI: sexually transmitted infection.
aAmong HIV-positive clients.
bBaseline viral loads available for n = 210 women and n = 62 men.