Table 1 Socio-demographic information of HIV-positive women enrolled in this study in Malawi (n = 128)
All (n = 128) | Women accompanied by the male partners (n = 82) | Women not accompanied by the male partner (n = 46) | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographics variables | ||||
Age Median (IQR) | 27.8 (22.8–32.3) | 27.4 (22.0–32.3) | 28.6 (24.6–32.3) | 0.356 |
Educational level | 0.823 | |||
No education/ Primary | 60 (46.9) | 39 (47.6) | 21 (45.6) | |
Secondary/Pre-University | 65 (50.8) | 41 (50.0) | 24 (52.2) | |
Missing | 3 (2.3) | 2 (2.4) | 1 (2.2) | |
Healthcare center location | 0.302 | |||
Machinjiri | 74 (57.8) | 36 (43.9) | 38 (82.6) | |
Chileka | 35 (27.3) | 31 (37.8) | 4 (8.6) | |
Balaka | 12 (9.4) | 10 (12.2) | 2 (4.4) | |
Blantyre | 7 (5.5) | 5 (6.1) | 2 (4.4) | |
Employment Status | 0.031 | |||
Employed | 91 (71.1) | 63 (76.9) | 28 (60.9) | |
Unemployed | 31 (24.2) | 14 (17.0) | 17 (37.0) | |
Missing | 6 (4.7) | 5 (6.1) | 1 (2.1) | |
Partner’s Employment | 0.359 | |||
Employed | 45 (35.2) | 25 (30.5) | 20 (43.5) | |
Unemployed | 70 (54.7) | 48 (58.5) | 22 (47.8) | |
Missing | 13 (10.1) | 9 (11.0) | 4 (8.7) | |
Size of your family | 0.280 | |||
0–3 | 31 (24.2) | 23 (28.0) | 8 (17.4) | |
> 3 | 96 (75.0) | 59 (72.0) | 37 (80.4) | |
Missing | 1 (0.8) | 0(0) | 1 (2.2) | |
Travel time to the facility (minutes) | 0.151 | |||
0–89 min | 92 (71.9) | 55 (67.1) | 37 (80.4) | |
> 89 min | 34 (26.5) | 26 (31.7) | 8 (17.4) | |
Missing | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (2.2) | |
Owning a means of transport | 0.003 | |||
No | 109 (85.2) | 75 (91.5) | 34 (73.9) | |
Yes | 16 (12.5) | 5 (6.0) | 11 (23.9) | |
Missing | 3 (2.3) | 2 (2.5) | 1 (2.2) | |
Means of transport | 0.494 | |||
Minibus, motorbike | 115 (89.8) | 74 (90.3) | 41 (89.1) | |
Bike, by foot, other | 11 (8.6) | 6 (7.3) | 5 (10.9) | |
Missing | 2 (1.6) | 2 (2.4) | 0 (0) | |
Electricity available in the dwelling | 0.167 | |||
Yes | 77 (60.2) | 29 (35.4) | 22 (47.8) | |
No | 51 (39.8) | 53 (64.6) | 24 (52.2) | |
Knowledge, attitude and practice toward HIV | ||||
Knowledge | 0.040 | |||
Low | 68 (53.1) | 38 (46.3) | 30 (65.2) | |
High | 60 (46.9) | 44 (53.7) | 16 (34.8) | |
Attitude | 0.214 | |||
Negative | 52 (40.6) | 30 (36.6) | 22 (47.8) | |
Positive | 76 (59.4) | 52 (63.4) | 24 (52.2) | |
Practice | 0.836 | |||
Risky | 68 (53.1) | 43 (52.4) | 25 (54.3) | |
Safe | 60 (46.9) | 39 (47.6) | 21 (45.7) | |
Total | 128 (100.0) | 82 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | |