Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV-infected women (n=2,501)

Age category (years)

11 (0.4)

  <30

504 (20)

  30–34

696 (28)

  35–39

663 (27)

  ≥40

627 (25)

Age at first sexual intercourse (years)

29 (1.2)

  <15

156 (6)

  15–19

1242 (50)

  20–24

856 (35)

  ≥25

218 (9)

Number of sexual partners

10 (0.4)

  ≤2

2400 (96)

  3–4

68 (3)

  ≥5

23 (1)

Total number of pregnancies¹

1 (0.04)

  0–2

722 (29)

  3–4

827 (33)

  5–6

571 (23)

  ≥7

380 (15)

Total number of abortions

6 (0.2)

  0–2

1873 (75)

  3–4

445 (18)

  ≥5

177 (7)

Religion

5 (0.2)

  Islam

404 (16)

  Christian

2092 (84)

Education

2 (0.1)

  None

150 (6)

  Quaranic

27 (1)

  Primary

402 (16)

  Secondary

773 (31)

  Tertiary

1147 (46)

Marital Status

0 (0)

  Single

443 (18)

  Married

1297 (52)

  Widowed

537 (21)

  Divorced

207 (8)

  Cohabiting

17 (1)

Contraceptives use²

3 (0.1)

  Yes

657 (26)

  No

1841 (74)

Hormonal contraceptives³

0 (0)

  Yes

29 (1)

  No

2472 (99)

Intrauterine devices

1 (0.04)

  Yes

32 (1)

  No

2468 (99)

Barrier contraceptives

0 (0)

  Yes

554 (22)

  No

1947 (78)

Tubal ligation

1 (0.04)

  Yes

11 (0)

  No

2489 (100)