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Table 1 Socio-demographics profile of postpartum women

From: Family planning practices and pregnancy intentions among HIV-positive and HIV-negative postpartum women in Swaziland: a cross sectional survey

 

HIV-positive

HIV-negative

All women

P value*

Age (years)

386 (%)

483 (%)

869 (%)

 

18-25

175 (45.3)

315 (65.2)

490 (56.4)

 

26-30

129 (33.4)

91 (18.8)

220 (25.3)

<0.001

31-35

61 (15.8)

41 (8.5)

102 (11.7)

36-45

21 (5.4)

36 (7.5)

57 (6.6)

 

Pregnancies

    

Average number of pregnancies (SD)

2.9 (1.5)

2.4 (1.6)

2.6 (1.6)

<0.001

Average number of desired children (SD)

2.6 (1.4)

2.6 (1.2)

2.6 (1.3)

0.845

Marital status

    

Single divorced

4 (1.0)

4 (0.8)

8 (0.9)

 

Single in relationship

160 (41.5)

245 ( 50.7)

405 (46.6)

0.042

Single living with partner

47 (12.2)

42 (8.7)

89 (10.2)

Married

175 (45.3)

192 (39.8)

367 (42.2)

 

Education

    

None

25 (6.5)

16 (3.3)

41 (4.7)

 

Primary

126 (32.6)

115 (23.8)

241 (27.7)

0.001

Secondary

224 (58.0)

327 (67.7)

551 (63.4)

Tertiary

11 (2.8)

25 (5.2)

36 (4.1)

 

Religion

    

None

18 (4.7)

20 (4.1)

38 (4.4)

 

Christian

325 (84.2)

408 (84.5)

733 (84.3)

0.929

Traditional

43 (11.1)

55 (11.4)

98 (11.3)

 

When started antenatal care

362

432

794

 

1 to 3 months

87 (24.0)

67 (15.5)

154 (19.4)

0.002

4 to 6 months

248 (68.5)

325 (75.2)

573 (72.2)

0.035

7 to 9 months

27 (7.5)

40 (9.3)

67 (8.4)

0.363

Place of index pregnancy delivery

386

483

869

 

Health facility

331 (85.8)

424 (87.8)

720 (86.8)

 

Home

46 (11.9)

54 (11.2)

95 (11.5)

0.407

TBA/Relative

2 (0.5)

2 (0.4)

4 (0.5)

On the way

7 (1.8)

3 (0.6)

9 (1.2)

 
  1. Across all tables*p values compares HIV + and HIV-negative women.