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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2020 Jan 19;66(4):455–463. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.10.023

Table 1.

Demographic and reproductive variables of HIV-infected women at study enrollment at 4e12 weeks postdelivery by maternal age group, Zimbabwe, 2013–2014

Observed n, Weighted HIV prevalence % (95% CI) HIV-positive adolescents (<19 years), n = 71 (of 943 total), 7.5 [6.1—9.3] HIV-positive young women (aged 20 to <24 years), n = 255 (of 1,728 total), 14.8 [12.8 — 16.9] HIV-positive adults (>25 years), n = 845 (of 3,125 total), 27.2 [24.7—29.8] p value




Variable Observed n Weighted Col% Weighted 95% CI Observed n Weighted Col% Weighted 95% CI Observed n Weighted Col% Weighted 95% CI

Highest education .3
 Elementary school 30 42.8 31.1–55.3 84 32.8 27.0–39.2 307 36.5 32.5–40.7
 Grades 8+ 41 57.2 44.9–68.7 171 67.2 60.8–73.0 538 63.5 59.3–67.5
 Missing values (%) 0 - 0 - 0 -
Marital status .2
 Single/divorced/widowed 13 18.6 10.2–31.5 38 14.9 11.1 –19.6 98 11.6 9.2–14.6
 Married/co-habitating 58 81.4 68.5–89.9 217 85.1 80.4–88.9 747 88.4 85.4–90.8
 Missing values (%) 0 - 0 - 0 -
SES quintile .2
 Lowest 18 25.8 17.0–37.0 37 14.4 10.2–19.9 147 17.4 14.4–20.9
 Second 14 20.2 12.7–30.5 41 16.4 12.1–21.8 174 20.9 17.8–24.3
 Middle 14 19.9 11.9–31.3 62 24.3 18.3–31.5 172 20.6 17.4–24.3
 Fourth 13 17.5 9.0–31.4 70 27.6 21.2–35.1 192 22.7 19.1–26.7
 Highest 12 16.7 10.4–25.7 45 17.3 12.8–23.0 160 18.4 14.1 –23.6
 Missing values (%) 0 - 0 - 0 -
Parity .0
 1 57 80.9 70.0–88.4 78 31 25.4–37.2 42 5 3.7–6.5
 >2 13 19.1 11.6–30.0 175 69 62.8–74.6 799 95 93.5–96.3
 Missing values (%) 1 1.4 2 .7 4 .5
Planned pregnancy .2
 Yes 40 57.4 44.1 –69.7 162 63.9 56.6–70.6 484 57.3 53.3–61.1
 No 30 42.6 30.3–55.9 91 36.1 29.4–43.4 357 42.7 38.9–46.7
 Missing values (%) 1 1.4 2 .7 4 .5
Know HIV status of infanťs father .05
 Positive 23 33.1 22.1–46.3 86 34.3 27.6–41.9 380 45.1 41.0–49.3
 Negative 11 15.4 8.2–27.2 42 16.3 12.0–21.8 117 13.9 11.7–16.5
 Refused/unknown 36 51.5 39.3–63.4 125 49.3 42.2–56.3 344 40.9 36.8–45.2
 Missing values (%) 1 1.4 2 .7 4 .5
Disclosed HIV status to family/friends .1
 Yes 39 63.6 51.4–74.3 152 66 58.8–72.6 578 72.2 67.5–76.5
 No 22 36.4 25.7–48.6 79 34 27.4–41.2 221 27.8 23.5–32.5
 Missing values (%) 10 14.1 24 9.4 46 5.4
Timing of maternal HIV identification .0
 Identified preconception 16 23.0 14.4–34.6 116 45.6 38.3–53.1 509 60.5 55.5–65.3
 Identified during pregnancy 44 61.9 48.6–73.6 122 47.6 40.2–55.1 301 35.4 30.8–40.3
 Identified postpartum 11 15.1 8.0–26.9 17 6.8 4.1–11.0 35 4.1 2.8–6.0
 Missing values (%) 0 - 0 - 0 -
Breastfeeding in past 7 days .6
 Exclusive 48 69.6 56.0–80.5 173 68.4 61.6–74.5 590 70.6 65.8–75.0
 Mixed 21 30.4 19.5–44.0 71 28.5 22.2–35.8 227 27.4 23.0–32.3
 None 0 - 8 3.1 1.6–5.8 17 2.0 1.3–3.1
 Missing values (%) 2 - 3 1.1 11 1.3

CI = confidence interval; SES = socioeconomic status.