Table 1 Socio demographic, clinical and fertility characteristics of HIV-positive women of reproductive age in Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2013 (N = 964 unless specified)

Age category in years

<0.0001**

15-24

120(12.5)

84(70.0)

36(30.0)

25-34

508(52.7)

268(52.8)

240(47.2)

35-49

336(34.9)

87(5.9)

249(74.1)

Median (IQR)

30(27, 36)

Residence

0.160*

Urban

663(68.8)

312(47.1)

351(52.9)

Rural

301(31.2)

127(42.2)

174(57.8)

Ethnicity

0.680*

Tigrie

893(92.6)

405(45.4)

488(54.7)

Other (Amhara, Oromo and Afar)

71(7.4)

34(47.9)

37(52.1)

Religion

0.343*

Orthodox

885(91.8)

399(45.1)

486(54.9)

Other (Muslim, Catholic and Protestant)

79(8.2)

40(50.6)

39(49.4)

Maternal education

No formal education

570(59.1)

225(39.5)

345(60.5)

0.0001**

Primary education

257(26.7)

141(54.9)

116(45.1)

Secondary education and above

137(14.2)

73(53.3)

64(46.7)

Occupation

<0.0001*

Unemployed

117(12.1)

41(35.0)

76(65.0)

Housewife

194(20.1)

100(51.6)

94(48.5)

Daily laborer

209(21.7)

91(43.5)

118(56.6)

Farmer

195(20.2)

72(36.9)

123(63.1)

Merchant

134(13.9)

72(53.7)

62(46.3)

Employed

75(7.8)

34(45.3)

41(54.7)

Other

40(4.2)

29(72.5)

11(27.5)

Marital status

<0.0001*

Never Married

66(6.9)

44(66.7)

22(33.3)

Married/partnered

463(48.0)

251(54.2)

212(45.8)

Dissolved (widowed/divorced)

435(45.1)

144(33.1)

291(66.9)

Presence of functional television in the house

0.001*

Yes

297(30.8)

160(53.9)

137(46.1)

No

667(69.2)

279(41.8)

388(58.2)

Presence of functional radio in the house

0.004*

Yes

415(43.1)

211(50.8)

204(49.2)

No

549(57.0)

228(41.5)

321(58.5)

HIV status disclosed to anyone

0.078*

Yes

822(85.3)

384(46.7)

438(53.3)

No

142(14.7)

55(38.7)

87(61.3)

Did you disclose to your husband/sexual partner? (n = 822)

<0.0001*

Yes

418(50.9)

221(52.9)

197(47.1)

No

546(49.1)

163(40.4)

241(59.6)

Perceived current health status

0.112^#

Deteriorating

15(1.5)

3(20.0)

12(80.0)

Improving

897(93.1)

410(45.7)

487(54.3)

Same

52(5.4)

26(50.0)

26(50.0)

Current WHO clinical stage

0.5378**

I

558(57.9)

255(45.7)

303(54.3)

II

171(17.7)

84(49.1)

87(50.9)

III

214(22.2)

91(42.5)

123(57.5)

IV

21(2.2)

9(42.9)

12(57.1)

Last CD4 count (n = 930) in cells/mm ³ (n = 930)

0.4926**

<200

163(17.5)

70(42.9)

93(57.1)

> = 200

767(82.5)

352(45.9)

415(54.1)

Median CD4 count (IQR)

351 (IQR = 235, 521)

Currently on ART

0.543*

Yes

822(85.3)

371(45.1)

451(54.9)

No

142(14.7)

68(47.9)

74(52.1)

Taking other medication/prophylaxis currently

0.011*

Yes

760(78.8)

330(43.4)

430(56.6)

No

204(21.2)

109(53.4)

95(46.6)

Know husband’s/partner’s HIV status (n = 463)

Yes

371(80.1)

205(55.3)

166(44.7)

0.365*

No

92(19.9)

46(50.0)

46(50.0)

Husband’s/partner’s HIV status (n = 371)

0.451*

Negative

85(22.9)

50(58.8)

35(41.2)

Positive

286(77.1)

155(54.2)

131(45.8)

Total number of living children

0.0001**

None

167(17.3)

132(79.0)

35(21.0)

1-2

508(52.7)

260(51.2)

248(48.8)

> = 3

289(30.0)

47(16.3)

242(83.7)

Median number of living children (IQR)

2(IQR = 1,3)