Awareness and Interest in Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Use among HIV-Positive Women in Cape Town, South Africa

Table 1

Sociodemographic and health characteristics of HIV-positive women participating in a contraceptive preference assessment in Cape Town, South Africa (𝑁=277).

Variable	Number	Percentage
Age group
19–25	51	18%
26–30	71	26%
31–35	63	23%
36–40	61	22%
41–45	31	11%
Currently unemployed	196	71%
Educational level
None/primary	30	11%
Secondary	247	89%
Native language
IsiXhosa	270	97%
IsiZulu	2	1%
Afrikaans	3	1%
Sotho	2	1%
Number of persons living in household
Just respondent (1)	24	9%
2–5 people	217	79%
6–9 people	31	11%
12–16 people	4	1%
Home type
Informal dwelling/hokkie	243	88%
Home ownership	4	1%
Flat/municipal house	30	11%
Time from HIV diagnosis
<=1 year	57	21%
>1–3 years	53	19%
>3–5 years	56	20%
>5–7 years	46	17%
>7 years	65	23%
Sexually active in last year	239	86%
Of those sexually active (𝑁=239) in the last year, number of sexual partners in that time period
One partner	211	88%
Two partners	21	9%
Three to five partners	7	3%
Currently in relationship	227	82%
Relationship status
Married, living together	29	13%
Married, not living together	6	3%
Not married, living together	92	41%
Not married not living together	98	43%
Taking antiretrovirals (ARVs)	177	64%
Duration on ARVs
<=1 year	48	27%
>1–3 years	45	25%
>3–5 years	42	23%
>5 years	42	23%
Ever pregnant	254	92%
Number of prior pregnancies (𝑁=254)
One	65	23%
Two	72	26%
Three	70	25%
Four or greater	47	17%
Number of abortions/terminations (𝑁=253)
None	209	82%
One	40	16%
Two	4	2%
Number of live births (𝑁=254)
None	9	4%
One	73	29%
Two	87	34%
Three to Five	85	33%
Number of living children (𝑁=254)
None	12	5%
One	75	30%
Two	91	36%
Three to Five	76	31%

𝑁 = number.