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Table 1 15–49-year-old HIV positive women in care by selected characteristics

From: Knowledge and correlates of use of safer conception methods among HIV-infected women attending HIV care in Uganda

Characteristic

Total, N = 5198%

Region

Kampala, N = 1048 (%)

Central, N = 1032 (%)

Eastern, N = 1034 (%)

Western, N = 1039 (%)

Northern, N = 1045 (%)

Age

 15–19

103 (2.0)

14 (1.3)

22 (2.1)

15 (1.5)

25 (2.4)

27 (2.6)

 200–24

657 (12.6)

150 (14.3)

132 (12.8)

115 (11.1)

147 (14.1)

113 (10.8)

 25–29

1147 (22.1)

273 (26.0)

209 (20.3)

215 (20.8)

238 (22.9)

212 (20.3)

 30–39

2254 (43.4)

452 (43.1)

449 (43.5)

470 (45.5)

437 (42.1)

446 (42.7)

 40–49

1037 (20.0)

159 (15.1)

220 (21.3)

219 (21.2)

192 (18.5)

247 (23.6)

Health Facility Levela

 Hospital

1556 (29.9)

224 (21.4)

316 (30.6)

284 (27.5)

343 (33.0)

389 (37.2)

 HC IV

1540 (29.6)

85 (8.1)

273 (26.5)

405 (39.2)

400 (38.5)

377 (36.1)

 HC III

1542 (29.7)

417 (39.8)

366 (35.5)

244 (23.6)

256 (24.6)

259 (24.8)

 HC II

416 (8.0)

288 (27.5)

1 (0.1)

81 (7.8)

38 (3.7)

8 (0.8)

 Private health unit

112 (2.2)

34 (3.2)

58 (5.6)

20 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Others

32 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

18 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.2)

12 (1.1)

Religion

 Catholic

2136 (41.1)

354 (33.8)

441 (42.7)

315 (30.5)

415 (39.9)

611 (58.5)

 Anglican / Protestant

1616 (31.1)

284 (27.1)

273 (26.5)

370 (35.8)

410 (39.5)

279 (26.7)

 Moslem

663 (12.8)

199 (19.0)

150 (14.5)

183 (17.7)

53 (5.1)

78 (7.5)

 Pentecostal / Born Again / Evangelical

662 (12.7)

188 (17.9)

137 (13.3)

155 (15)

115 (11.1)

67 (6.4)

 Others

121 (2.3)

23 (2.2)

31 (3.0)

11 (1.1)

46 (4.5)

10 (1.0)

Marital status

 Never married

107 (2.1)

25 (2.4)

7 (0.7)

23 (2.2)

32 (3.1)

20 (1.9)

 In relationship but not married

1371 (26.4)

349 (33.3)

362 (35.1)

172 (16.6)

163 (15.7)

325 (31.1)

 Married

3079 (59.2)

596 (56.9)

555 (53.8)

690 (66.7)

672 (64.7)

566 (54.2)

 Divorced/separated

412 (7.9)

60 (5.7)

77 (7.5)

85 (8.2)

105 (10.1)

85 (8.1)

 Widowed

229 (4.4)

18 (1.7)

31 (3)

64 (6.2)

67 (6.4)

49 (4.7)

Educationb

 No education

726 (14.0)

65 (6.2)

143 (13.9)

145 (14.0)

157 (15.1)

216 (20.7)

 Primary

2924 (56.3)

449 (42.8)

606 (58.7)

565 (54.6)

653 (62.8)

651 (62.3)

 Secondary

1381 (26.6)

445 (42.5)

260 (25.2)

303 (29.3)

221 (21.3)

152 (14.5)

 More than secondary

156 (3.0)

89 (8.5)

21 (2)

21 (2.0)

7 (0.7)

18 (1.7)

 Missing

11 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

8 (0.8)

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

1054 (20.3)

22 (2.1)

170 (16.5)

282 (27.3)

230 (22.1)

350 (33.5)

 Second

1026 (19.7)

35 (3.3)

221 (21.4)

244 (23.6)

224 (21.6)

302 (28.9)

 Middle

1041 (20.0)

64 (6.1)

231 (22.4)

253 (24.5)

249 (24.0)

244 (23.3)

 Fourth

1039 (20.0)

328 (31.3)

228 (22.1)

146 (14.1)

239 (23.0)

98 (9.4)

 Highest’

1038 (20.0)

599 (57.2)

182 (17.6)

109 (10.5)

97 (9.3)

51 (4.9)

Owns a radio

 No

1822 (35.1)

346 (33.0)

294 (28.5)

399 (38.6)

354 (34.1)

429 (41.1)

 Yes

3376 (64.9)

702 (67.0)

738 (71.5)

635 (61.4)

685 (65.9)

616 (58.9)

Owns a Cell phone

 No

991 (19.1)

58 (5.5)

187 (18.1)

240 (23.2)

243 (23.4)

263 (25.2)

 Yes

4207 (80.9)

990 (94.5)

845 (81.9)

794 (76.8)

796 (76.6)

782 (74.8)

On antiretroviral therapy

 No

176 (3.4)

51 (4.9)

6 (0.6)

26 (2.5)

52 (5.0)

41 (3.9)

 Yes

5022 (96.6)

997 (95.1)

1026 (99.4)

1008 (97.5)

987 (95.0)

1004 (96.1)

Duration on ART (Years)

  < 1

562 (11.3)

166 (16.8)

128 (12.5)

87 (8.7)

100 (10.2)

81 (8.1)

 1

570 (11.4)

127 (12.8)

129 (12.6)

105 (10.5)

110 (11.2)

99 (9.9)

 2

739 (14.8)

140 (14.1)

157 (15.4)

138 (13.8)

154 (15.7)

150 (15.1)

 3+

3118 (62.5)

558 (56.3)

607 (59.5)

670 (67)

617 (62.9)

666 (66.9)

Partner’s HIV Status

 Positive

2985 (57.4)

468 (44.7)

539 (52.2)

593 (57.4)

585 (56.3)

800 (76.6)

 Negative

954 (18.4)

243 (23.2)

178 (17.3)

201 (19.4)

213 (20.5)

119 (11.4)

 Don’t know

1259 (24.2)

337 (32.2)

315 (30.5)

240 (23.2)

241 (23.2)

126 (12.1)

Disclosed HIV status to partner

 No

800 (15.5)

301 (29.0)

214 (20.8)

114 (11.1)

133 (12.9)

38 (3.7)

 Yes

4362 (84.5)

736 (71.0)

813 (79.2)

914 (88.9)

902 (87.1)

997 (96.3)

Number of biological children

 0

1342 (25.8)

267 (25.5)

318 (30.8)

207 (20.0)

330 (31.8)

220 (21.1)

 1

588 (11.3)

193 (18.4)

104 (10.1)

93 (9.0)

104 (10.0)

94 (9.0)

 2

852 (16.4)

220 (21.0)

164 (15.9)

133 (12.9)

176 (16.9)

159 (15.2)

 3

764 (14.7)

169 (16.1)

132 (12.8)

157 (15.2)

147 (14.1)

159 (15.2)

 4+

1652 (31.8)

199 (19.0)

314 (30.4)

444 (42.9)

282 (27.1)

413 (39.5)

  1. aHealth facility level refers to the categorization of levels of health care according to the size of the population served, the staffing and type of services offered, HC II serves up to 5000 people and only offering out-patient services to hospital that offers specialized care in addition to in and out-patient services and surgical operations.
  2. bEducation categories refer to the highest level of education attended, whether or not that level was completed.