Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women by family planning method use, Blantyre, Malawi, 2003-2005
| HIV-infected | HIV-uninfected | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Level | EFPa (N = 453) | Non-EFP (N = 356) | P-valueb | EFP (N = 568) | Non-EFP (N = 229) | P-value |
| Age groups, n (%) | 30+ | 92 (20.3) | 137 (38.5) | < 0.0001 | 112 (19.7) | 86 (37.6) | < 0.0001 |
| 25-29 | 174 (38.4) | 107 (30.1) | 147 (26.1) | 58 (25.3) | |||
| 20-24 | 169 (37.3) | 102 (28.7) | 257 (45.2) | 71 (31.0) | |||
| < 20 | 18 (4.0) | 10 (2.8) | 51 (9.0) | 14 (6.1) | |||
| Educationc, n (%) | Form 1-4 or above | 154 (34.0) | 87 (24.5) | 0.014 | 179 (31.5) | 58 (25.3) | 0.002 |
| Grade 1-8 | 254 (56.1) | 229 (64.5) | 340 (59.9) | 132 (57.6) | |||
| No Schooling | 45 (9.9) | 39 (11.0) | 49 (8.6) | 39 (17.0) | |||
| Number of living children, median [IQR] | 2 [2-3] | 2 [2-3] | 0.34 | 2 [2-4] | 3 [2-4] | 0.15 | |
| Fertility intentions, n (%) | Have another child | 108 (23.8) | 107 (30.1) | 0.12 | 347 (61.1) | 121 (53.1) | 0.10 |
| Not decided/Not sure | 16 (3.5) | 14 (3.9) | 15 (2.6) | 6 (2.6) | |||
| No more children | 329 (72.6) | 235 (66.0) | 206(36.3) | 101 (44.3) | |||
| Frequency of sex, n (%) | ≤ 2 | 265 (58.5) | 231 (65.1) | 0.06 | 299 (52.7) | 120 (52.6) | 0.98 |
| > 2 | 188 (41.5) | 124 (34.9) | 268 (47.3) | 108 (47.4) | |||
| Treatments, n (%) | Intervention arm | 226 (49.9) | 178 (50.0) | 0.98 | 279 (49.1) | 120 (52.4) | 0.40 |
| Placebo arm | 227 (50.1) | 178 (50.0) | 289 (50.9) | 109 (47.6) | |||
Excluded women with tubal ligation (n = 80)
aEFP - Effective methods include Injectable contraceptives, oral contraceptives, Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD), and Norplant; all other methods are classified as ‘others’
bP values were calculated using Chi-square test for categorical variables, Wilcoxon Rank Sum test for continuous variables. All statistical tests were two-sided at the alpha=0.05 level. Statistically significant p-values equal to or less than 0.05 are italicized
cEducation (Grade 1-8 of the elementary school; and Form 1-4 of secondary school)