Table 4.
Couples' Relationship Dynamics
| Females |
Males |
p Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 25 (%) | N = 24 (%) | ||
| I want to have a child with my partner | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 25 (100) | 24 (100) | — |
| I believe that having a child with my partner is important to our relationship | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 17 (68) | 16 (67) | 0.6547 |
| If I do not have a child with my partner, I worry that we will not stay together | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 2 (8) (missing = 1) | 0 (0) | — |
| Before PrEP, I would be willing to have vaginal sex without a condom with my partner | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 13 (52) | 11 (46) | 0.4142 |
| Getting/giving HIV from/to my partner worries/scares me | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 16 (67) (missing = 1) | 22 (92) | 0.0143 |
| Every time I have intercourse with my partner, I think about getting infected/infecting my partner with HIV | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 10 (40) | 15 (63) | 0.0339 |
| Sometimes I avoid intercourse with my partner because I am afraid I could get infected/infect my partner with HIV | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 7 (28) | 10 (42) | 0.1025 |
| I am afraid I could be infected/infect my partner with HIV by undergoing this method | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 10 (40) | 9 (38) | 1.0000 |
| I worry that my partner/I will not be here in the future to take part in raising a child | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 11 (44) | 7 (30.43) (missing = 1) | 0.3657 |
a
McNemar's test to compare male and female participants. Male sample = 24 since one female's partner did not participate.
PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis.