Research Article

Differences in the Nonuse of any Contraception and Use of Specific Contraceptive Methods in HIV Positive and HIV Negative Rwandan Women

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of 471 women who reported wanting to prevent pregnancy.

CharacteristicsHIV-negative HIV-positive value

Age
 <3017 (22.4%)97 (24.6%)0.001
 30–4034 (44.8%)245 (62.0%)
 >4025 (32.9%)53 (13.4%)
Married and living with partner
 Yes39 (51.3%)183 (46.3%)0.425
 No37 (38.7%)212 (53.7%)
Currently pregnant
 Yes1 (1.3%)2 (0.5%)0.419
 No75 (98.7%)391 (99.5%)
Employment status
 Yes27 (37.0%)103 (26.6%)0.071
 No46 (63.0%)284 (73.4%)
Monthly income
 <10,00025 (34.2%)121 (28.1%)0.033
 10–35,00028 (38.4%)208 (52.8%)
 >35,00020 (27.4%)65 (16.5%)
Experienced genocidal rape
 Yes46 (61.3%)193 (49.3%)0.055
 No29 (38.7%)199 (50.7%)
Number of living children
 013 (17.2%)111 (28.1%)0.001
 1-216 (21.0%)136 (34.4%)
 3-431 (40.8%)108 (27.4%)
 5+16 (21.0%)40 (10.1%)
HIV/CD4 Status
 HIV−76 (100.0%)00.001
 HIV+ CD4 < 2000106 (26.8%)
 HIV+ CD4 200–3500152 (38.5%)
 HIV+ CD4 > 3500137 (34.7%)
Partner knowledge of HIV status
 HIV+ Partner knows0222 (58.4%)0.001
 HIV+ Partner does not know0158 (41.6%)
 HIV− Partner knows43 (60.6%)0
 HIV− Partner does not know28 (39.4%)0
Ever had sex for cash
 Yes14 (18.4%)94 (23.9%)0.302
 No62 (81.6%)300 (76.1%)