Table 2 HIV prevalence by baseline characteristics of pregnant adolescents and women in a rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Characteristics | HIV prevalencea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N | % (95% CI) | |||
Overall | 219/545 | 40.2 (36.1–44.3) | ||
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
Age group in years | ||||
14–19 | 29/131 | 22.1 (15.9–30.0) | ||
20–24 | 55/184 | 29.9 (23.7–36.9) | ||
25–29 | 57/108 | 52.8 (43.4–61.9) | ||
≥ 30 | 78/122 | 63.9 (55.1–71.9) | ||
Education levels | ||||
Completed high school | 110/289 | 38.1 (32.7–43.8) | ||
Incomplete high school | 107/250 | 42.8 (36.8–49.0) | ||
Household income per month | ||||
≤ ZAR 5000 | 96/245 | 39.2 (33.3–45.4) | ||
> ZAR 5000 | 48/110 | 43.6 (34.7–53.0) | ||
Don’t know | 71/178 | 39.9 (33.0–47.2) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Married | 26/52 | 50.0 (36.9–63.1) | ||
Unmarried | 191/487 | 39.2 (35.0–43.6) | ||
Family characteristics | ||||
Biological mother alive | ||||
Yes | 133/372 | 35.8 (31.1–40.7) | ||
No | 82/163 | 50.3 (42.7–57.9) | ||
Don’t know | 2/4 | 50.0 (15.0–85.0) | ||
Biological father alive | ||||
Yes | 81/240 | 33.8 (28.1–39.9) | ||
No | 133/290 | 45.9 (40.2–51.6) | ||
Don’t know | 3/9 | 33.3 (12.1–64.6) | ||
Behavioral characteristics | ||||
Age at first sex | ||||
At ≤ 16 years | 12/63 | 19.0 (11.2–30.4) | ||
At 17–18 years | 30/107 | 28.0 (20.4–37.2) | ||
At > 18 years | 168/335 | 50.1 (44.8–55.5) | ||
Refused | 9/40 | 22.5 (12.3–37.5) | ||
Total number of lifetime sex partners | ||||
1 partner | 21/162 | 13.0 (8.6–19.0) | ||
2 or more partners | 175/346 | 50.6 (45.3–55.8) | ||
Don’t know/Refused | 21/31 | 67.7 (50.1–81.4) | ||
Total number of current sex partners | ||||
1partner | 207/520 | 39.8 (35.7–44.2) | ||
2 or more partners | 1/4 | 25.0 (45.6–70.0) | ||
Refused | 9/15 | 60.0 (35.8–80.2) | ||
Alcohol use | ||||
No | 136/339 | 40.1 (35.0–45.4) | ||
Yes | 81/200 | 40.5 (33.9–47.4) | ||
Drug use (n,%) | ||||
No | 187/463 | 40.4 (36.0–44.9) | ||
Yes | 23/59 | 39.0 (27.6–51.7) | ||
HIV Testing history | ||||
Last HIV test done | ||||
> 12 months | 69/78 | 88.5 (79.5–93.8) | ||
≤ 12 months | 144/456 | 31.6 (27.5–36.0) | ||
Clinical characteristics | ||||
Pregnancies | ||||
Current only | 73/260 | 28.1 (23.0–33.8) | ||
2 or more | 143/277 | 51.6 (45.8–57.4) | ||
The first time that you had sex, was your partner circumcised | ||||
No | 128/250 | 51.2 (45.0–57.3) | ||
Yes | 42/194 | 21.6 (16.4–28.0) | ||
Don’t know | 37/78 | 47.4 (36.7–58.4) | ||
Ever had any STI symptoms | ||||
Yes | 78/159 | 49.1 (41.4–56.8) | ||
No | 139/380 | 36.6 (31.9–41.5) | ||
HSV-2 antibodies | ||||
Positive | 193/337 | 57.3 (51.9–62.4) | ||
Negative | 26/208 | 12.5 (8.7–17.7) | ||