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Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics among postpartum women with known and unknown HIV status

From: Relationship power and HIV sero-status: an analysis of their relationship among low-income urban Zimbabwean postpartum women

CHARACTERISTIC

HIV STATUS

P-VALUE

 

KNOWN

n (%)

UNKNOWN

n (%)

 

Age (years) n = 2038

  

0.29

 15–19

221 (11.4)

9 (9.9)

 

 20–25

774 (39.8)

41 (45.1)

 

 26–30

534 (27.4)

21 (23.1)

 

 31–35

273 (14.0)

14 (15.4)

 

 36+

145 (7.5)

6 (6.6)

 

Marital Status n = 2041

  

< 0.001

 Married

1720 (88.2)

80 (87.9)

 

 Not Married

230 (11.79)

11 (12.0)

 

Education level n = 2037

  

0.01

 Primary

141 (7.3)

7 (7.7)

 

 Secondary

1639 (84.2)

72 (79.1)

 

 Tertiary

166 (8.5)

12 (13.2)

 

Work Status n = 2027

  

0.75

 Employed

1356 (70.0)

65 (73.0)

 

 Not Employed

582 (30.0)

24 (27.0)

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