Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
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| Characteristic | N (%) | Mean (median) | Range | N (%) | Mean (median) | Range |
| Age (years) | 38 | 40.7 (41) | 24–65 | 38 | 31.2 (30) | 18–42 |
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| Age difference (man’s age minus woman’s age, years) | +11 | −11–35 | ||||
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| Site of recruitment | ||||||
| HIV Clinic | 20 (52%) | 20 (52%) | ||||
| Community | 18 (48%) | 18 (48%) | ||||
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| Education | ||||||
| Some/completed secondary | 7/5 (31%) | 4/4 (21%) | ||||
| Some/completed primary | 15/8 (61%) | 19/10 (76%) | ||||
| Unknown/none | 3/0 (8%) | 0/1 (3%) | ||||
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| Polygamous marriage | 14 (37%) | |||||
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| Time with current partner (years) | 12 | 1–25 | 11 | 1–25 | ||
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| Mean number of live children | 38 | 5a | 1–14 | 38 | 3.5a | 1–7 |
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| Fertility desires | ||||||
| Desire for child now | 7 (18%) | 4 (11%) | ||||
| Desire for child in the future | 12 (32%) | 12 (32%) | ||||
| Family complete | 19 (50%) | 21 (55%) | ||||
| Missing | 0 | 1 (2%) | ||||
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| HIV status | ||||||
| HIV positive | 24 (63%) | 22 (58%) | ||||
| HIV negative | 11 (29%) | 14 (37%) | ||||
| Status unknownb | 3 (8%) | 2 (5%) | ||||
| Concordant HIV+ couples | 22 (58%) | |||||
| Concordant HIV− couples | 10 (26%) | |||||
| Discordantc/Unknownd status | 2 (5%)c /4 (10%) | |||||
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| Current contraceptive use (women) | Condoms only 15 (39%); Dual method 4 (10%); Injection/DMPA 13 (34%); No modern method 5 (13%); Oral contraception 2 (5%); Bilateral tubal ligation 2 (5%); Pregnant 1 (2%) | |||||
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| Covert contraception | 11 (29%) | |||||
a
Difference between number of children from male and female perspectives due to polygamous marriages.
b
From the perspective of participants about their own status.
c
Discordant couples included one with female partner HIV+, one with male partner HIV+