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Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of women enrolled in the CARMA Cohort

From: Factors associated with contraceptive use among women living with HIV in Canada: a controlled, cross-sectional study

 

Total

Controls

WLWH

P-value

n = 145

n = 62

n = 83

Age, median [IQR]

37 [28–43]

31 [23–41]

39 [34–43]

0.003

Race/Ethnicity, n (%)

    

 White

59 (45)

28 (45)

31 (37)

0.02

 Indigenous

39 (37)

11 (18)

28 (34)

 

 African/Caribbean/Black

24 (17)

8 (13)

16 (19)

 

 Other/unknown

23 (17)

15 (24)

8 (10)

 

Education, n (%)

    

 ≤ High School Graduate

59 (41)

16 (26)

43 (52)

 < 0.001

 Some Post Secondary

76 (52)

45 (73)

31 (37)

 

Income, n (%)

    

 < $15,000/y

60 (42)

19 (30)

41 (49)

0.006

 ≥ $15,000/y

75 (52)

42 (68)

33 (37)

 

Number of Pregnancies, median [IQR]

2 [0–4]

0 [0–2]

3 [1–5]

 < 0.001

Current Smoker, n (%)

43 (30)

9 (15)

34 (41)

 < 0.001

Illicit Drug Use, n (%)

8 (6)

1 (2)

7 (8)

0.1

Prescribed Opiate Use, n (%)

31(21)

2 (3)

29 (35)

 < 0.001

  1. Bolded characters represent statistically significant values
  2. Women Living with HIV (WLWH); IQR (Interquartile range); Illicit Drug Use: Current use of cocaine, crack, crystal meth, heroin, unprescribed opiates