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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristic of participants, (n = 894)

From: Contraceptive use among HIV-positive and negative women: implication to end unintended pregnancy

Variables

HIV Positive (N = 314)

HIV Negative (N = 580)

P - value

Age

  

0.56

 Mean ± SD

35 ± 3.21

33 ± 4.33

 16–24

16(4.2%)

144(24.8%)

 25–34

143(45.5%)

258(44.4%)

 ≥35

155(49.3%)

178(30.7%)

Residency

  

0.36

 Urban

156(49.7%)

281(48.5%)

 Rural

158(50.3%)

299(51.5%)

Education

  

0.38

 Never went to school

102(32.5%)

193(33.3%)

 Primary school

100(31.8%)

178(30.7%)

 High school

86(27.4%)

151(26%)

 College and above

26(8.3%)

58(10.1%)

Employment status

  

0.27

 Government employed

112(35.7%)

214(36.9%)

 Unemployed

202(64.3%)

366(63.1%)

Monthly household income

  

0.67

 < 500 birrs

8(2.5%)

133(22.9%)

 

 500–1000 birrs

198(63.1%)

364(62.7%)

 

 >  1000 birrs

108(34.4)

83(14.4)

 

 Mean ± SD

981 ± 102

952 ± 123

0.09

Marital status

  

0.81

 Single

14(4.5%)

106(18.3%)

 Married

192(61.1%)

394(67.9%)

 Separated

52(16.6%)

54(9.3%)

 Widowed

56(17.8%)

26(4.5%)