Occurrence of Pregnancies among HIV Infected Indian Women: Does Knowledge about HIV Status Make a Difference?

Table 1

Profile of HIV infected ever-married Indian women in the study (1994–2009) ().

	Variable	Category		%
Demographic factors	Age	20–24	42	7.4
		25–29	117	20.6
		30–34	192	33.7
		35–39	162	28.5
		≥40	56	9.8
	Education	No schooling	50	8.8
		Primary (1–7 yrs)	126	22.1
		Secondary (8–12 yrs)	256	45.0
		Higher (≥13 yrs)	137	24.1
	Socioeconomic class	Upper middle	20	3.5
		Lower middle	298	52.4
		Upper lower	235	41.3
		Lower	16	2.8
	Marital status at interview	Living as married	345	64.6
		Divorced	5	0.9
		Widowed	207	36.4
		Separated	12	2.1
	Parity	0	70	12.3
		1	236	41.5
		2+	263	46.2
	Death of a child	Yes	87	15.3
		No	423	74.3
		Not applicable	59	10.4
	Ever use of contraception	Female sterilization	198	34.8
		Condom	426	74.9
		Pill	107	18.8
		IUD	112	19.7
		Emergency pills	15	2.6
HIV related factors	Reason of HIV diagnosis	During ANC	185	32.5
		Husband tested positive	199	35.0
		Illness	118	20.7
		Other	67	11.8
	Husband’s HIV status	Infected	464	81.5
		Uninfected	42	7.4
		Not tested/unknown	63	11.1