Estimating HIV Incidence during Pregnancy and Knowledge of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission with an Ad Hoc Analysis of Potential Cofactors

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the study population ().

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age group (years)	<26	235	49.3
	26–35	215	45.1
	>35	27	5.7
	Total	477	100
Marital status	Married	364	76.3
	Single	113	23.7
	Total	477	100
Marriage type	Monogamy	350	96.2
	Polygamy	14	3.8
	Total	364	100
Parity	0–2	394	83.1
	3-4	62	13.1
	>4	18	3.8
	Total	474	100.0
Gestational age	Second trimester (13–28 weeks)	87	18.2%
	Third trimester (29–40 weeks)	390	81.8%
	Total	477	100%
Level of education	Primary or less	144	30.3
	Secondary or more	332	69.7
	Total	476	100.0
Employment status	Employed	265	55.6
	Unemployed	212	44.4
	Total	477	100.0