Skip to main content

Table 1 Means and percentages of background characteristics of study couples by sex and intervention accepted

From: Pilot study of home-based delivery of HIV testing and counseling and contraceptive services to couples in Malawi

Characteristic

Intervention accepted and sex (%)a

 

All study couples n = 167

CHCT and CFP n = 48

CHCT only n = 97

None n = 18

Means

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Age (years)

28.3

34.8

27.5

33.6

29.0

35.7

25.3

31.3

Duration of union (years)

8.9

9.1

9.4

9.8

8.9

9.3

6.8

7.6

Number of live births

3.4*

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5

1.8

2.3

Emotional closeness to partner scoreb

8.3*

8.6

8.5

8.7

8.4

8.6

6.7

8.1

Percentages

In first union

77

72

81

73

71

71

94

78

With any schooling

88

90

90

94

87

90

94

89

Unhappy if discovered pregnant now

71

71

79

81

71

70

53

60

Using contraception

66

65

60

60

70

68

56

56

Reporting condom used at last coitus with partner

15

15

23

21

12

19

6

6

Reporting ever had HIV test

81*

55

88

46

80

56

61

67

Reporting other sex partner in last week

1

2

0

2

2

2

0

0

Reporting ever any violence from partner

20

8

15

6

24

10

17

0

  1. a4 couples accepting CFP only are not shown separately; b1 = no emotional closeness … 10 = very strong emotional closeness.
  2. *p < 0.05 for test of hypotheses of equal percentages in each intervention group for a given sex.