Table 1.
Sociodemographic, relationship and pregnancy characteristics and HIV risk at 14 weeks postpartum (N=499)
| Overall n=499 | Aged 14–17 years n=29 | Aged 18–24 years n=263 | Aged 25–45 years n=207 | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD), n(%)b | Mean (SD), n(%)b | Mean (SD), n(%)b | Mean (SD), n(%)b | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||
| Matriculated | 269 (53.9%) | 2 (6.9%) | 166 (63.1%) | 101 (48.8%) | **** |
| SES | * | ||||
| High SES | 116 (23.3%) | 8 (27.6%) | 72 (27.4%) | 36 (17.4%) | |
| Middle SES | 205 (41.1%) | 15 (51.7%) | 110 (41.8%) | 80 (38.7%) | |
| Low SES | 178 (25.7%) | 6 (20.7%) | 81 (30.8%) | 91 (44.0%) | |
| Relationship characteristics | |||||
| Married | 42 (8.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (3.4%) | 33 (15.9%) | **** |
| Living with partner | 130 (26.1%) | 2 (6.9%) | 35 (13.3%) | 93 (44.9%) | **** |
| Relationship length (in years) | 4.9 (4.43) | 1.8 (1.18) | 3.4 (2.38) | 7.2 (5.55) | **** |
| Primary partner’s age | 28.4 (6.90) | 19.8 (2.48) | 25.3 (4.21) | 33.7 (6.40) | **** |
| Age disparity (in years) | 3.6 (3.84) | 3.4 (2.57) | 3.8 (3.59) | 3.3 (4.25) | |
| Age Disparity ≥ 5 years | 139 (27.9%) | 9 (31.0%) | 76 (28.9%) | 52 (25.1%) | |
| Age Disparity ≥ 10 years | 29 (5.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (3.8%) | 19 (9.2%) | * |
| Partner HIV testing | ** | ||||
| Has tested before | 186 (37.3%) | 6 (20.7%) | 98 (37.3%) | 82 (39.6%) | |
| Has not tested | 216 (43.3%) | 10 (34.5%) | 110 (41.8%) | 96 (46.4%) | |
| Not sure | 97 (19.4%) | 13 (44.8%) | 55 (20.9%) | 29 (14.0%) | |
| Pregnancy characteristics | |||||
| Gestational age at first antenatal visit (in weeks) | 24.5 (5.92) | 25.7 (4.47) | 23.9 (5.92) | 25.0 (6.02) | ^ |
| Intended pregnancy | 112 (22.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 40 (15.2%) | 72 (34.8%) | **** |
| Had a previous pregnancy | 299 (59.9%) | 1 (3.5%) | 116 (44.1%) | 182 (87.9%) | **** |
| First time mother | 216 (43.3%) | 28 (96.6%) | 160 (60.8%) | 28 (13.5%) | **** |
| HIV risk at 14 weeks postpartum | |||||
| Sexually active since delivery | 285 (57.1%) | 6 (20.7%) | 156 (59.3%) | 123 (59.4%) | ** |
| Perceived partner concurrency | 104 (20.8%) | 13 (44.8%) | 50 (19.0%) | 41 (19.8%) | ** |
| Physical IPV since delivery | 68 (13.6%) | 5 (17.2%) | 46 (17.5%) | 17 (8.2%) | * |
| Relationship power | 52.1 (12.19) | 8.0 (1.52) | 54.9 (5.42) | 54.8 (5.57) | **** |
^
p<0.10
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001
****
p<0.0001
a
For categorical variables, p-values are from χ2 tests. For continuous variables, p-values are from one-way ANOVA.
b
Percentages present are column percentages