|
Characteristics
|
Cases
|
Controls
|
Combined
|
P-Value
|
|---|
|
HIV serostatus
|
positive
|
negative
| | |
|
Age-Range (years)
|
20-66
|
20-69
|
20-69
| |
|
Mean Age (years)
|
40.5
|
41.6
|
41.05
| |
|
Peak age-group (20-45years) [No (%)]
|
84 (70.0)
|
33 (66.0)
|
117 (68.8)
|
0.700
|
|
Single [No (%)]
|
77 (64.1)
|
13 (26.0)
|
90 (52.9)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Married [No (%)]
|
43 (35.8)
|
37 (74.0)
|
80 (47.1)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Total number
|
120
|
50
|
170
| |
- This table shows that HIV infection was more frequent among singles compared to married women and as expected, majority of HIV seropositive women came from the most sexually active age-group of 20-45 years
