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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 20.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2022 Jun 23;27(1):37–50. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03742-1

Table 2.

Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of women by HIV risk profile

0 risk factors (n = 74) 1–2 risk factors (n = 1033) 3+risk factors (n = 94)
n (%) n (%) n (%)

Age
 Mean (SD) 26.4 (5.7) 26.7 (5.9) 25.8 (6.3)
 Gestational age
 Median [IQR] 25 [19–35] 21 [14–31] 20 [13–29]
Educational attainment
 Did not complete secondary 34 (46.0%) 492 (47.6%) 58 (61.7%)
 Completed secondary 40 (54.1%) 541 (52.4%) 36 (38.3%)
 Employment status
 Employed (full/part-time, formal/informal) 27 (36.5%) 376 (36.4%) 28 (29.8%)
 Student 7 (9.5%) 111 (10.7%) 13 (13.8%)
 Unemployed 40 (54.0%) 546 (52.9%) 53 (56.4%)
Residence type
 Informal dwelling 30 (40.5%) 556 (53.8%) 58 (61.7%)
 Formal dwelling 44 (59.5%) 477 (46.2%) 36 (38.3%)
Past year IPV
 Yes 5 (6.8%) 129 (12.5%) 13 (13.8%)
 No 69 (93.2%) 904 (87.5%) 81 (86.2%)
Any alcohol use before pregnancy
 Yes 24 (32.4%) 519 (50.2%) 55 (58.5%)
 No 50 (67.6%) 514 (49.8%) 39 (41.5%)
Any alcohol use during pregnancy
 Yes 2 (2.7%) 62 (6.0%) 8 (8.5%)
 No 72 (97.3%) 971 (94.0%) 86 (91.5%)
Depression
 Depression (EPDS ≥ 11) 7 (9.5%) 77 (7.5%) 5 (5.3%)
 No depression 67 (90.5%) 956 (92.6%) 89 (94.7%)
Pregnancy timing
 Pregnancy happened at the right time 29 (39.2%) 534 (51.77%) 40 (42.6%)
 Pregnancy happened at the wrong time 45 (60.8%) 499 (48.3%) 54 (57.5%)
Feelings about pregnancy
 I wanted to have a baby 24 (32.4%) 378 (36.6%) 30 (31.9%)
 I have mixed feelings about having a baby 8 (10.8%) 165 (16.0%) 11 (11.7%)
 I did not want to have a baby 42 (56.8%) 490 (47.4%) 53 (56.4%)
Current partner
 No partner 16 (21.6%) 79 (7.6%) 1 (1.1%)
 Yes, the partner is my unborn baby’s father 58 (78.4% 946 (91.6%) 91 (96.8%)
 Yes, the partner is not my unborn baby’s father 0 (0%) 8 (0.8%) 2 (2.1%)
Relationship status
 Cohabitating 24 (41.4%) 398 (41.7%) 21 (22.6%)
 Not cohabitating 34 (58.6%) 556 (58.3%) 72 (77.4%)
Partner has other sexual partners (n = 91?? I get 1095)
 Not likely 14 (24.1%) 197 (20.8%) 8 (8.8%)
 Somewhat likely 15 (25.9%) 375 (39.6%) 33 (36.2%)
 Very likely 10 (17.2%) 133 (14.1%) 23 (25.3%)
 Don’t know 19 (32.8%) 241 (25.5%) 27 (29.7%)
Frequency of condom use in past 3 months
 Never 8 (15.1%) 723 (70.9%) 73 (77.7%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 29 (54.7%) 267 (26.2%) 21 (22.3%)
 Almost always/always 16 (30.2%) 30 (2.9%) 0 (0.0%)
Primary partner’s HIV status
 Positive 0 (0%) 15 (1.5%) 5 (5.3%)
 Negative 63 (85.1%) 787 (76.2%) 2 (2.1%)
 Don’t know 0 (0%) 182 (17.6%) 86 (91.5%)
 No recent partner 11 (14.9%) 49 (4.7%) 1 (1.1%)
Multiple partners in past 3 months
 Yes 0 (0%) 56 (5.5%) 14 (14.9%)
 No 74 (100%) 964 (94.5%) 80 (85.1%)
Condom use at last sex
 Yes 74 (100%) 69 (6.7%) 1 (1.1%)
 No 0 (0%) 964 (93.3%) 93 (98.9%)
Current STI infection
 Yes 0 (0%) 258 (25%) 87 (92.6%)
 No 74 (100%) 775 (75%) 7 (7.4%)