From: HIV serostatus and disclosure: implications for infant feeding practice in rural south Nyanza, Kenya
Age group | N (%) |
---|---|
<=20 | 96 (34.16) |
21-30 | 155(55.16) |
> = 31 | 30 (10.68) |
Education | |
Only primary school (elementary) or less | 237 (84.34) |
Secondary school (high school) or more | 44 (15.66) |
Reading literacy | |
Literate | 237 (84.34) |
Illiterate | 44 (15.66) |
Occupation | |
Housework | 65(23.13) |
Selling things/fish monger | 62 (22.06) |
Farming/agricultural work/manual labor | 110 (39.15) |
Other | 44(15.66) |
Marital status | |
Not currently married | 36 (12.81) |
Currently married | 245 (87.19) |
HIV status at 1 st ANC VISIT | |
HIV positive | 104 (37.01) |
HIV negative | 123 (43.77) |
Unknown HIV status | 54 (19.22) |
Currently living with male partner | |
Yes | 247 (87.90) |
No | 34 (12.10) |
Male partner has other wives n (%) (n = 247) | |
Yes | 63 (25.51) |
No | 184 (74.49) |
Male partner’s occupation n = 246 (%) | |
Selling things | 31 (12.60) |
Farming/agricultural work | 81 (32.93) |
Fishing | 38 (15.45) |
Manual labor | 36 (14.63) |
Other type of job | 60 (24.39) |