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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of Cameroonian women of reproductive age by HIV status

From: Association between fertility and HIV status: what implications for HIV estimates?

Characteristic

HIV positive N (%)

HIV negative N (%)

p-value

Mean age, years (SD)

29.3 (7.6)

28.9 (9.1)

0.304

Median age at first intercourse (range)

16(10–26)

16 (8–33)

0.167

Median parity (range)

2 (0–12)

2 (0–14)

<0.001

Median number of living children (range)

2 (0–9)

2 (0–12)

<0.001

Place of residence

   

Urban

228 (9.5)

2183 (90.5)

<0.001

Rural

108 (5.2)

1973 (94.8)

 

Marital status

   

Never married

37 (6.5)

529 (93.5)

<0.001

Currently married

218 (6.2)

3274 (93.8)

 

Formerly married

80 (18.5)

353 (81.5)

 

Education

   

No school

37 (3.5)

1035 (96.5)

<0.001

Primary

143 (8.1)

1619 (91.9)

 

Secondary/higher

155 (9.4)

1502 (90.6)

 

Religion

   

Christians

276 (8.7)

2896 (91.3)

<0.001

Muslims

45 (5.5)

778 (94.5)

 

Others

15 (3.0)

483 (97.0)

 

Wealth index

   

low

57 (3.8)

1441 (96.2)

<0.001

middle

132 (8.8)

1368 (91.2)

 

high

146 (9.8)

1350 (90.2)

 
  1. HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus