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Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of interviewed women and number of antenatal HIV tests

From: Number and timing of antenatal HIV testing: Evidence from a community-based study in Northern Vietnam

Socio-economic characteristics of the women

Number of HIV test n (%)

Total

p-value

 

Untested

1 test

2+ tests

  
 

108 (9.7)

423 (38.2)

577 (52.1)

1108 (100)

 

Age

    

0.405

15-24

30 (27.8)

101 (23.9)

169 (29.3)

300 (27.1)

 

25-34

63 (58.3)

269 (63.6)

340 (58.9)

672 (60.6)

 

35-49

15 (13.9)

53 (12.5)

68 (11.8)

136 (12.3)

 

Number of children

    

0.002

1

38 (35.2)

205 (48.5)

320 (55.5)

563 (50.8)

 

2

67 (62.0)

204 (48.2)

241(41.8)

512 (46.2)

 

3 - 4

3 (2.8)

14 (3.3)

16 (2.8)

33 (3.0)

 

Education level

    

0.024

Primary school

10 (9.3)

25 (5.9)

24 (4.2)

59 (5.3)

 

Secondary school

44 (40.7)

116 (27.4)

172 (29.8)

332 (30.0)

 

High school

25 (23.1)

131 (31.0)

188 (32.6)

344 (31.0)

 

College/University

29 (26.9)

151 (35.7)

193 (33.4)

373 (33.7)

 

Occupational

    

0.031

Housewife/Unemployed

41 (38.0)

165 (39.0)

225 (39.0)

431(38.9)

 

Farmer/Seasonal work

17 (15.7)

23 (5.4)

49 (8.5)

89 (8.0)

 

Government staff/workers

27 (25.0)

142 (33.6)

183 (31.7)

352 (31.8)

 

Business/other jobs

23 (21.3)

93 (22.0)

120 (20.8)

236 (21.3)

 

Residence

    

<0.0001

Urban area

9 (8.3)

142 (33.6)

149 (25.8)

300 (27.1)

 

Semi-urban area

17 (15.7)

128 (30.3)

250 (43.3)

395 (35.6)

 

Remote rural area

82 (75.9)

153 (36.2)

178 (30.8)

413 (37.3)

 

Monthly income (million VND)

    

0.288

<1.5

33 (30.6)

96 (22.7)

126 (21.8)

255 (23.0)

 

1.5 - 2.5

27 (25.0)

101 (23.9)

129 (22.4)

257 (23.2)

 

>2.5 - 3.5

28 (25.9)

133 (31.4)

172 (29.8)

333 (30.1)

 

>3.5

20 (18.5)

93 (22.0)

150 (26.0)

263 (23.7)