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Table 6 Socio-demographic characteristics of the qualitative study sample (N = 48)

From: Fertility intentions and contraceptive practices among clinic-users living with HIV in Kenya: a mixed methods study

 

Study cohort

Factor

Central Province

N = 25 (%)

Eastern Province

N = 23 (%)

Age

 16–25

1 (4)

3 (13)

 26–35

15 (60)

19 (83)

 36–45

9 (36)

1 (4)

Marital status

 Single

15 (60)

2 (9)

 Married

10 (40)

21 (91)

Education

 Up to primary

23 (92)

19 (83)

 Above primary

2 (8)

4 (17)

Employment

 Unemployed

6 (24)

16 (70)

 Regular

18 (72)

6 (26)

 Professional

1 (4)

1 (4)

Currently on ART

 No

5 (20)

8 (35)

 Yes

20 (80)

15 (65)

Knowledge of partner’s HIV status

 No

8 (32)

6 (29)

 Yes

17 (68)

15 (71)

Number of previous pregnancies

 Once

2 (8)

1 (4)

 Two times

8 (32)

5 (22)

 Three times

5 (20)

5 (22)

 More than three times

10 (40)

12 (52)

Number of living children

  < 2 children

3 (12)

1 (4)

 2 children

10 (40)

6 (26)

  > 2 children

12 (48)

16 (70)

My desire for children affected when I tested HIV+

 No

7 (41)

7 (41)

 Yes

10 (59)

10 (59)

Desire for children after testing HIV+

 Never have a child again

7 (70)

8 (80)

 Have a child after careful planning

2 (20)

2 (20)

 Quickly have another child

1 (10)

0 (0)

Disclosure of HIV statusa

 Disclosed to partner

20

17

 Disclosed only to other family member

0

4

 Have not disclosed

3

2

  1. NB: these data are taken from the linked-survey (quantitative data) for the qualitative sub-sample. There were missing data for some questions
  2. aThese data are from the qualitative interviews. Two participants in Central Province did not mentioned whether they disclosed or not