Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (pregnant women attending ANC services) across urban high-HIV prevalence and rural low-HIV prevalence settings
Socio-Demographic profiles | Urban high-HIV prevalence setting n (%) | Rural low-HIV prevalence setting n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 27.2 (SD = 5.00) | 25.91 (SD = 5.54) | 0.051 |
Educational Status | 0.000†| ||
 Illiterate | 21 (14.4) | 125 (85.6) |  |
 Basic Education/ read & write | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) |  |
 Primary (grade 1–8) | 57 (50.4) | 56 (49.6) |  |
 Secondary (grade 9–10) | 43 (71.7) | 17 (28.3) |  |
 Preparatory (11–12) | 22 (75.9) | 7 (24.1) |  |
 10 + TVET | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.3) |  |
 College/university - Diploma | 31 (67.4) | 15 (32.6) |  |
 College/university - Degree | 26 (83.9) | 5 (16.1) |  |
 College/university - Masters | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Occupation | 0.000†| ||
 Permanent paid employee | 60 (71.4) | 24 (28.6) |  |
 Wage Laborer | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) |  |
 Farming/ agriculture | 6 (10.2) | 53 (89.8) |  |
 Trade/business/Merchant/self-employed | 40 (64.5) | 22 (35.5) |  |
 Housewife | 102 (42.5) | 138 (57.5) |  |
 Housemaid | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) |  |
 Student | 11 (73.3) | 4 (26.7) |  |
Marital Status | 0.027††| ||
 Single | 5 (100) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Married | 214 (47.5) | 237 (52.5) |  |
 Divorced/Separated | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) |  |
 Widowed | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) |  |
 Live with partner/cohabiting | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) |  |