Table 2.
Characteristics of surveyed postpartum women living with HIV who report disclosing their HIV status to the male partner
| Male partner reaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Positive | Negative/Mixed | p-value | |
| N=168 (%) or mean (SD) | N=147 (%) or mean (SD) | N=21 (%) or mean (SD) | ||
| Age of woman (mean, years) | 28.2(5.0) | 28.3(5.1) | 27.6(5.0) | 0.56 |
| Location (county) | 0.02 | |||
| Homa Bay | 32 (19.2) | 31 (96.9) | 1 (3.1) | |
| Kisumu | 52 (31.1) | 40 (76.9) | 12 (23.1) | |
| Migori | 83 (49.7) | 75 (90.4) | 8 (9.6) | |
| Education | 0.77 | |||
| Less than primary education | 77 (45.8) | 68 (88.3) | 9 (11.7) | |
| Primary education or higher | 91 (54.2) | 79 (86.8) | 12 (13.2) | |
| Mean number of pregnancies | 3.91 (1.8) | 3.91 (1.74) | 3.90 (1.87) | 0.99 |
| Electricity in home | 0.19 | |||
| No | 135 (80.8) | 121 (89.7) | 14 (10.4) | |
| Yes | 32 (19.2) | 26 (81.3) | 6 (18.8) | |
| Food Insecurity | 0.20 | |||
| No | 94 (56.0) | 85 (90.4) | 9 (9.6) | |
| Yes | 74 (44.1) | 62 (83.8) | 12 (16.2) | |
| Knowledge of HIV status prior to pregnancy | 0.01 | |||
| No | 69 (41.6) | 55 (79.7) | 14 (20.3) | |
| Yes | 97 (58.4) | 90 (92.8) | 7 (7.2) | |
| Major depression | 0.43 | |||
| No | 124 (73.8) | 107 (86.3) | 17 (13.7) | |
| Yes | 44 (26.2) | 40 (90.9) | 4 (9.1) | |
| Internalized HIV Stigma | 0.08 | |||
| No | 72 (45.3) | 67 (93.1) | 5 (6.9) | |
| Yes | 87 (54.7) | 73 (83.9) | 14 (16.1) | |
| Anticipated HIV Stigma | 0.48 | |||
| No | 68 (42.8) | 58 (85.3) | 10 (14.7) | |
| Yes | 91 (57.2) | 81 (89.0) | 10 (11.0) | |
| Study Intervention | 0.19 | |||
| Intervention | 134 (79.8) | 115 (85.8) | 19 (14.2) | |
| Control | 34 (20.2) | 32 (94.1) | 2 (5.9) | |