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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of participants in the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) included in these analyses (n = 284)

From: Patterns of changing pregnancy intentions among women living with HIV in Canada

 

Overall (N = 284)

Age (years)

 

Median [Q1, Q3]

36.0 [31.0, 40.0]

Ethnicity

 

Indigenous

32 (11.3%)

African/Caribbean/Black

154 (54.2%)

White

79 (27.8%)

Other/Mixed

19 (6.7%)

Province

 

British Columbia

65 (22.9%)

Ontario

131 (46.1%)

Quebec

88 (31.0%)

Education attainment

 

Lower than high school

47 (16.5%)

High school or higher

236 (83.1%)

DK/PNTA

1 (0.4%)

Relationship status

 

Married/Relationship/Common-law

117 (41.2%)

Single/Other/PNTA

131 (46.1%)

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

36 (12.7%)

Number of children

 

None

93 (32.7%)

1 or 2

126 (44.4%)

3 or more

65 (22.9%)

Household income (CAD)

 

 < 20 K

148 (52.1%)

20 K-40 K

66 (23.2%)

 >  = 40 K

56 (19.7%)

DK/PNTA

14 (4.9%)

ART use

 

Not currently but previously on ARTs

22 (7.7%)

Currently on ARTs

242 (85.2%)

Never on ARTs

19 (6.7%)

DK/PNTA

1 (0.4%)

Sexual orientation

 

Heterosexual

246 (86.6%)

LGBTTQ

36 (12.7%)

DK/PNTA

2 (0.7%)

  1. [Q1, Q3] first quartile, third quartile; DK/PNTA, don’t know or prefer not to answer; CAD, Canadian Dollars;
  2. ART, antiretroviral therapy; LGBTTQ, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirit and Queer