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.

VariableCategoryNegative
(%)
Positive
(%)
values

Which HIV prevention measure do you practice?None17 (94.4)1 (6.2)⁢0.42
Condom117 (98.3)2 (1.7)
One sex partner327 (97.9)7 (2.1)

Did you know your HIV status before this pregnancy?No146 (97.3)4 (2.7)⁢0.73
Yes315 (98.1)6 (1.9)

Do you know your partner/husband’s HIV status?No152 (97.4)4 (2.6)⁢0.74
Yes309 (98.1)6 (1.9)

Have you been having sex during this pregnancy?No70 (100)0 (0.0)⁢0.37
Yes391 (97.5)10 (2.5)

If yes, have you had sex with another man other than your husband?No390 (97.5)10 (2.5)⁢1.0
Yes1 (100)0 (0.0)

Did you use the condom?No376 (97.6)9 (2.4)⁢0.34
Yes15 (93.8)1 (6.2)

values are based on Fisher’s exact test.
HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.