Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population

Variable
Total (%) n
HIVpositive % (n)
HIVnegative % (n)

Age (years)



     18–25
26.5 (159)
28.0 (84)
18.7 (56)
     26–34
50.2 (301)
52.3 (157)
48.0 (144)
     35–47
23.3 (140)
19.7 (59)
33.3 (100)
Education



     No formal education
25.0 (150)
19.7 (59)
30.3 (91)
     Elementary education
54.5 (325)
61.3 (184)
47.7 (143)
     High school and beyond
20.5 (123
19.0 (57)
22.0 (66)
Marital status



     Married
46.3 (278)
43.3 (130)
49.3 (148)
     Divorced
39.0 (234)
39.0 (152)
39.0 (152)
     Single
14.7 (88)
17.7 (53)
11.7 (35)
Sexual abuse before 14 years of age



     Yes
19.8 (118)
23.2 (69)
16.4 (49)
     No
80.2 (479)
76.9 (229)
83.6 (250)
Male partner's consumption of alcohol



     Never
23.5 (141)
19 (57)
28.0 (84)
     Sometimes
39.7 (238)
43.3 (130)
36.0 (108)
     Frequently or always
36.8 (221)
37.7 (113)
36.0 (108)
Male partner with other wife or sexual partners



     Yes
12.9 (76)
18.0 (53)
7.8 (23)
     No
87.1 (513)
82.0 (241)
92.2 (272)
Physical violence in last 12 month
35.1 (210)
46.0 (138)
24.7 (74)

Ntaganira et al. BMC Women's Health 2008 8:17   doi:10.1186/1472-6874-8-17