Table 1 Demographic and behavioural characteristics of women with recent HIV infection and women who remained HIV negative at the end of study follow-up
HIV Positive n = 39 | HIV Negative n = 36 | Total n = 75 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.819 | |||
< 25 | 21 (53.8%) | 18 (50.0%) | 39 (52.0%) | |
> 25 | 18 (46.2%) | 18 (50.0%) | 36 (48.0%) | |
Education | 1.000 | |||
None | 28 (71.8%) | 25 (69.4%) | 53 (70.7%) | |
Some form of Education | 11 (28.2%) | 11 (30.6%) | 22 (29.3%) | |
Sexual Debut | 0.129 | |||
< 19 years | 35 (89.7%) | 27 (75.0%) | 62 (82.7%) | |
> 20 years | 4 (10.3%) | 9 (25.0%) | 13 (17.3%) | |
*Number of Sex Acts in the last 7 days | 1.000 | |||
1–2 | 16 (55.2%) | 16 (57.1%) | 32 (56.1%) | |
3+ | 13 (44.8%) | 12 (42.9%) | 25 (43.9%) | |
◊Any STI | 0.389 | |||
No | 33 (84.6%) | 27 (75.0%) | 60 (80.0%) | |
Yes | 6 (15.4%) | 9 (25.0%) | 15 (20.0%) | |
Hormonal Contraception | 0.628 | |||
No | 15 (38.5%) | 11 (30.6%) | 26 (34.7%) | |
Yes | 24 (61.5%) | 25 (69.4%) | 49 (65.3%) | |
Type of Hormonal Contraception | 0.560 | |||
DMPA | 14 (58.3%) | 17 (68.0%) | 31 (63.3%) | |
NET-EN | 10 (41.7%) | 8 (32.0%) | 18 (36.7%) |