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Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population |
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| Variable |
Total (%) n |
HIVpositive % (n) |
HIVnegative % (n) |
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| Age (years) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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