Table 1.
Proportion of early HIV testing by sociodemographic and need characteristics
| Characteristic | Early HIV testing=yes | N | |
| % (95% CInt) | p Value | ||
| Total | 22.4 (21.4 to 23.4) | 8618 | |
| Wealth groups | 0.040 | ||
| Lower 40% | 23.4 (21.8 to 25.0) | 3411 | |
| Middle | 24.1 (22.0 to 26.3) | 1753 | |
| Higher 40% | 20.6 (19.2 to 22.1) | 3454 | |
| Mother’s education | 0.0001 | ||
| Primary school | 27.7 (25.1 to 30.5) | 1277 | |
| High school | 21.6 (20.5 to 22.6) | 7341 | |
| Income source | 0.0001 | ||
| Employed | 25.9 (23.6 to 28.3) | 1596 | |
| Spouse | 21.2 (19.9 to 22.5) | 4538 | |
| Family member | 17.2 (15.3 to 19.4) | 1543 | |
| Unstable/grant | 31.4 (28.2 to 34.7) | 941 | |
| PMTCT knowledge | 0.710 | ||
| No | 23.3 (19.0 to 28.3) | 392 | |
| Yes | 22.4 (21.4 to 23.4) | 8226 | |
| Marital status | 0.560 | ||
| Married/cohabit | 21.9 (20.1 to 23.8) | 2257 | |
| Single/widow/divorced | 22.6 (21.5 to 23.8) | 6361 | |
| Transport | 0.060 | ||
| Own car | 17.8 (14.5 to 21.5) | 498 | |
| Public transport | 23.6 (22.0 to 25.2) | 3171 | |
| Walked | 22.1 (20.9 to 23.4) | 4949 | |
| Province | 0.0001 | ||
| WC | 25.0 (22.6 to 27.7) | 1141 | |
| EC | 24.8 (22.0 to 27.8) | 939 | |
| FS | 19.3 (16.7 to 22.2) | 811 | |
| GP | 18.3 (16.4 to 20.4) | 1595 | |
| KZN | 28.2 (25.5 to 31.1) | 1015 | |
| LP | 18.6 (16.4 to 20.9) | 1144 | |
| MP | 20.8 (18.2 to 23.7) | 822 | |
| NC | 29.3 (25.0 to 34.0) | 396 | |
| NW | 20.9 (18.2 to 24.0) | 755 | |
| Age* | 0.0001 | ||
| 13–24 years | 13.3 (12.2 to 14.6) | 3778 | |
| 25–34 years | 28.6 (27.0 to 30.2) | 3761 | |
| 35+ years | 33.6 (30.6 to 36.8) | 1079 | |
| Syphilis during pregnancy* | 0.0001 | ||
| No | 21.8 (20.8 to 22.8) | 8372 | |
| Yes | 44.8 (38.1 to 51.6) | 246 | |
| TB during pregnancy* | 0.0001 | ||
| No | 21.8 (20.9 to 22.8) | 8396 | |
| Yes | 46.4 (39.4 to 53.6) | 222 | |
The p values are from the χ2 tests for differences between subgroups of a variable. Significant values at p<0.05 are in bold.
*Need variables.
EC, Eastern Cape; FS, Free State; GP, Gauteng Province; KZN, KwaZulu Natal; LP, Limpopo Province; MP, Mpumalanga; NC, Northern Cape; NW, North West; TB, tuberculosis; WC, Western Cape.