Research Article
Estimating HIV Incidence during Pregnancy and Knowledge of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission with an Ad Hoc Analysis of Potential Cofactors
Table 7
Association between HIV prevention practices and HIV seroconversion during pregnancy in a group of 477 pregnant women in Fako Division, Cameroon.
| Variable | Category | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | values |
| Which HIV prevention measure do you practice? | None | 17 (94.4) | 1 (6.2) | 0.42 | Condom | 117 (98.3) | 2 (1.7) | One sex partner | 327 (97.9) | 7 (2.1) |
| Did you know your HIV status before this pregnancy? | No | 146 (97.3) | 4 (2.7) | 0.73 | Yes | 315 (98.1) | 6 (1.9) |
| Do you know your partner/husband’s HIV status? | No | 152 (97.4) | 4 (2.6) | 0.74 | Yes | 309 (98.1) | 6 (1.9) |
| Have you been having sex during this pregnancy? | No | 70 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.37 | Yes | 391 (97.5) | 10 (2.5) |
| If yes, have you had sex with another man other than your husband? | No | 390 (97.5) | 10 (2.5) | 1.0 | Yes | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) |
| Did you use the condom? | No | 376 (97.6) | 9 (2.4) | 0.34 | Yes | 15 (93.8) | 1 (6.2) |
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values are based on Fisher’s exact test. HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.
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