Table 1 HIV prevalence in Rwanda by background characteristic, 2010
Characteristic | N (weighted) | HIV Prevalence | 95% CI | X 2 p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 4549 | 5.2 | [4.6,6.0] | -- |
Fertility in the last 5 years | ||||
No children | 1270 | 8.6 | [7.2,10.2] | <0.001 |
1–4 children, or pregnant | 3279 | 3.9 | [3.3,4.7] | |
Desire more children | ||||
No more, sterilized | 2466 | 6.7 | [5.7,7.8] | <0.001 |
Want another, undecided | 2083 | 3.5 | [2.7,4.5] | |
Age group | ||||
20–29 | 1903 | 4.2 | [3.4,5.3] | 0.037 |
30–39 | 1541 | 6.0 | [4.9,7.3] | |
40–49 | 1105 | 5.9 | [4.7,7.5] | |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 681 | 12.2 | [9.9,14.9] | <0.001 |
Rural | 3868 | 4.0 | [3.4,4.7] | |
Education | ||||
Less than secondary | 4036 | 4.8 | [4.1,5.5] | <0.001 |
Secondary or higher | 513 | 9.0 | [6.9,11.7] | |
Employmenta | ||||
Not working, farmer | 3860 | 4.4 | [3.7,5.1] | <0.001 |
Employed | 681 | 10 | [8.0,12.5] | |
Wealth group | ||||
Bottom 2 quintiles | 1847 | 4.5 | [3.6,5.7] | <0.001 |
Middle quintile | 889 | 3.5 | [2.4,5.0] | |
Top 2 quintiles | 1813 | 6.8 | [5.7,8.2] | |
Number of lifetime sex partnersa | ||||
1 partner | 3247 | 3.0 | [2.5,3.7] | <0.001 |
2–4 partners | 1257 | 10.1 | [8.4,12.1] | |
5+ partners | 42 | 30.1 | [17.6,46.3] | |
Polygamous marriagea | ||||
No | 3109 | 3.3 | [2.8,4.0] | <0.001 |
Yes | 267 | 5.9 | [3.5,9.6] | |
Not married | 1158 | 10.1 | [8.5,12.0] | |
Fertility more than 5 years ago | ||||
No birth | 361 | 4.3 | [2.5,7.2] | <0.001 |
1–3 births | 1297 | 7.7 | [6.3,9.5] | |
4–6 births | 1820 | 4.9 | [4.0,5.9] | |
7+ births | 1071 | 3.1 | [2.2,4.4] | |
Age at first sexa | ||||
< 21 | 2748 | 60.5 | [58.9,62.0] | 0.039 |
21–24 | 1352 | 29.8 | [28.4,31.2] | |
25+ | 444 | 9.8 | [8.9,10.7] | |
Ever had a terminated pregnancya | ||||
No | 3725 | 5.3 | [4.6,6.1] | 0.858 |
Yes | 822 | 5.1 | [3.8,6.8] | |
Ever had a death of child under 5 | ||||
No death | 3164 | 4.6 | [3.9,5.4] | 0.008 |
Lost one or more children under 5 | 1385 | 6.7 | [5.3,8.4] | |
Current use of modern method of contraception | ||||
No | 2825 | 5.2 | [4.4,6.2] | 0.965 |
Yes | 1724 | 5.3 | [4.2,6.5] | |
Has an unmet need for contraceptiona | ||||
No | 3792 | 5.7 | [5.0,6.5] | 0.002 |
Yes | 754 | 3.0 | [2.0,4.5] | |
Knows of a modern contraceptive methoda | ||||
No | 7 | 12.8 | [1.7,56.2] | 0.356 |
Yes | 4541 | 5.2 | [4.6,6.0] | |
Knowledge of MTCTa | ||||
No | 326 | 2.5 | [1.2,4.8] | 0.019 |
Yes | 4191 | 5.5 | [4.8,6.3] | |
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS | ||||
No | 1957 | 4.2 | [3.5,5.2] | 0.003 |
Yes | 2592 | 6.0 | [5.1,7.0] | |