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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 2760 HIV-positive women enrolled in the main survey

From: Missed opportunities for family planning counselling among HIV-positive women receiving HIV Care in Uganda

  

Region

Characteristic

Total, N = 2760 (%)

Kampala, N = 525 (%)

Central, N = 533 (%)

Eastern, N = 574 (%)

Western, N = 550 (%)

Northern, N = 578 (%)

Age

 15–24

240 (8.7)

71 (13.5)

45 (8.4)

32 (5.6)

43 (7.8)

49 (8.5)

 25–29

420 (15.2)

105 (20)

77 (14.4)

73 (12.7)

86 (15.6)

79 (13.7)

 30–39

1284 (46.5)

239 (45.5)

252 (47.3)

299 (52.1)

255 (46.4)

239 (41.3)

 40–49

816 (29.6)

110 (21)

159 (29.8)

170 (29.6)

166 (30.2)

211 (36.5)

Health Facility of Enrolment

 Hospital

810 (29.4)

97 (18.5)

163 (30.8)

159 (27.7)

178 (32.5)

213 (36.9)

 HC IV

850 (30.9)

47 (9.0)

140 (26.4)

234 (40.8)

213 (38.9)

216 (37.4)

 HC III

838 (30.4)

228 (43.4)

195 (36.8)

137 (23.9)

139 (25.4)

139 (24.0)

 HC II

200 (7.3)

139 (26.5)

1 (0.2)

37 (6.4)

18 (3.3)

5 (0.9)

 Private health unit

45 (1.6)

14 (2.7)

24 (4.5)

7 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Others

12 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

7 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (0.9)

Religion

 Catholic

1159 (42.0)

178 (33.9)

233 (43.7)

171 (29.8)

230 (41.8)

347 (60.0)

 Anglican / Protestant

874 (31.7)

141 (26.9)

156 (29.3)

223 (38.9)

212 (38.5)

142 (24.6)

 Moslem

323 (11.7)

101 (19.2)

72 (13.5)

85 (14.8)

22 (4.0)

43 (7.4)

 Pentecostal / Born Again / Evangelical

339 (12.3)

92 (17.5)

56 (10.5)

90 (15.7)

61 (11.1)

40 (6.9)

 Others Religions

57 (2.3)

12 (2.3)

15 (2.8)

5 (0.9)

20 (3.6)

5 (0.9)

Marital status

 Never married

39 (1.4)

8 (1.5)

1 (0.2)

8 (1.4)

9 (1.6)

13 (2.2)

 In relationship but not married

670 (24.3)

168 (32.0)

194 (36.4)

77 (13.4)

73 (13.3)

158 (27.3)

 Married

1600 (58.0)

301 (57.3)

258 (48.4)

383 (66.7)

347 (63.1)

311 (53.8)

 Divorced/separated

264 (9.6)

36 (6.9)

52 (9.8)

54 (9.4)

68 (12.4)

54 (9.3)

 Widowed

187 (6.8)

12 (2.3)

28 (5.3)

52 (9.1)

53 (9.6)

42 (7.3)

Educationa

 No education

453 (16.4)

40 (7.6)

85 (15.9)

87 (15.2)

99 (18.0)

142 (24.6)

 Primary

1585 (57.4)

241 (45.9)

322 (60.4)

323 (56.3)

358 (65.1)

341 (59)

 Secondary

656 (23.8)

208 (39.6)

119 (22.3)

160 (27.9)

91 (16.5)

78 (13.5)

 More than secondary

58 (2.1)

36 (6.9)

5 (0.9)

4 (0.7)

1 (0.2)

12 (2.1)

 Missing

8 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

5 (0.9)

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

623 (22.6)

13 (2.5)

105 (19.7)

153 (26.7)

141 (25.6)

211 (36.5)

 Second

557 (20.2)

23 (4.4)

112 (21.0)

142 (24.7)

115 (20.9)

165 (28.5)

 Middle

537 (19.5)

38 (7.2)

107 (20.1)

147 (25.6)

129 (23.5)

116 (20.1)

 Fourth

541 (19.6)

171 (32.6)

119 (22.3)

84 (14.6)

112 (20.4)

55 (9.5)

 Highest

502 (18.2)

280 (53.3)

90 (16.9)

48 (8.4)

53 (9.6)

31 (5.4)

Owns a radio

 No

1035 (37.5)

191 (36.4)

157 (29.5)

227 (39.5)

203 (36.9)

257 (44.5)

 Yes

1725 (62.5)

334 (63.6)

376 (70.5)

347 (60.5)

347 (63.1)

321 (55.5)

Owns a Television

 No

2092 (75.8)

182 (34.7)

404 (75.8)

501 (87.3)

477 (86.7)

528 (91.3)

 Yes

668 (24.2)

343 (65.3)

129 (24.2)

73 (12.7)

73 (13.3)

50 (8.7)

Owns a Cell phone

 No

559 (20.3)

38 (7.2)

95 (17.8)

138 (24.0)

121 (22.0)

167 (28.9)

 Yes

2201 (79.7)

487 (92.8)

438 (82.2)

436 (76.0)

429 (78.0)

411 (71.1)

Proximity (in Km) to health facility

 1–4

1122 (41.0)

267 (51.0)

227 (42.7)

233 (40.8)

179 (32.8)

216 (38.2)

 5–9

653 (23.8)

108 (20.6)

120 (22.6)

137 (24.0)

116 (21.2)

172 (30.4)

 10–15

330 (12.1)

57 (10.9)

47 (8.9)

58 (10.2)

90 (16.5)

78 (13.8)

 15+

633 (23.1)

92 (17.6)

137 (25.8)

143 (25)

161 (29.5)

100 (17.7)

On antiretroviral therapy

 No

82 (3.0)

27 (5.2)

0 (0.0)

10 (1.7)

27 (4.9)

18 (3.1)

 Yes

2667 (97.0)

497 (94.8)

529 (100.0)

563 (98.3)

523 (95.1)

555 (96.9)

Duration on ART (Years)

 Not on ART

251 (9.5)

83 (16.8)

57 (10.8)

39 (7)

39 (7.5)

33 (6.0)

  < 1 year

281 (10.6)

56 (11.3)

64 (12.1)

54 (9.7)

52 (10.0)

55 (10.1)

  < 2 years

345 (13.0)

71 (14.4)

70 (13.3)

59 (10.6)

71 (13.7)

74 (13.5)

 2+ years

1767 (66.8)

284 (57.5)

336 (63.8)

405 (72.7)

357 (68.8)

385 (70.4)

Disclosed HIV status to partner

 No

2313 (84.4)

367 (70.6)

414 (78.0)

504 (88.3)

479 (87.6)

549 (96.3)

 Yes

426 (15.6)

153 (29.4)

117 (22.0)

67 (11.7)

68 (12.4)

21 (3.7)

Number of biological children

 0

724 (26.2)

124 (23.6)

175 (32.8)

124 (21.6)

175 (31.8)

126 (21.8)

 1

135 (4.9)

58 (11.0)

21 (3.9)

17 (3.0)

17 (3.1)

22 (3.8)

 2

320 (11.6)

101 (19.2)

63 (11.8)

44 (7.7)

60 (10.9)

52 (9.0)

 3

400 (14.5)

98 (18.7)

63 (11.8)

83 (14.5)

81 (14.7)

75 (13.0)

 4+

1181 (42.8)

144 (27.4)

211 (39.6)

306 (53.3)

217 (39.5)

303 (52.4)

Received any FP Counselling

 No

656 (23.8)

154 (29.3)

145 (27.2)

118 (20.6)

100 (18.2)

139 (24.0)

 Yes

2104 (76.2)

371 (70.7)

388 (72.8)

456 (79.4)

450 (81.8)

439 (76.0)

Number of FP Counselling Visits

 0

656 (23.8)

154 (29.3)

145 (27.2)

118 (20.6)

100 (18.2)

139 (24.0)

 1

502 (18.2)

118 (22.5)

137 (25.7)

56 (9.8)

77 (14.0)

114 (19.7)

 2

688 (24.9)

134 (25.5)

156 (29.3)

121 (21.1)

113 (20.5)

164 (28.4)

 3

914 (33.1)

119 (22.7)

95 (17.8)

279 (48.6)

260 (47.3)

161 (27.9)

  1. a Education categories refer to the highest level of education attended, whether or not that level was completed