Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 150 women living with HIV, included in the study
Demographic data | Study Participants |
|---|---|
Duration of HIV infection (years), median (IQR) | 11.3 (6.6–16.1) |
Age at inclusion (years), median (IQR) | 41.1 (36.5–45.5) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
Black | 71 (47.3) |
White | 53 (35.3) |
Asian | 24 (16.0) |
Other | 2 (1.3) |
Place of HIV transmission, n (%) | |
Denmark | 45 (32.4) |
Europe + US | 13 (9.4) |
Africa | 61 (43.9) |
Asia | 20 (14.4) |
(missing) | (11) |
Mode of transmission, n (%) | |
Heterosexual | 137 (93.8) |
IDUa | 4 (2.7) |
Other | 5 (3.4) |
(missing) | (4) |
CD4 count (cells/μl), n (%) | |
< 200 | 4 (2.9) |
200–350 | 18 (13.0) |
> 350 | 118 (84.1) |
(missing) | (11) |
ART, n (%) | |
Yes | 144 (96.0) |
No | 6 (4.0) |
ART groups, n (%) | |
2 NRTI’s + 1 NNRTI | 59 (50.0) |
2 NRTI’s + PI’s | 65 (45.1) |
Other regimen | 20 (13.9) |
AIDS prior to inclusion n (%) | |
Yes | 20 (13.3) |
No | 130 (86.7) |
Number of lifetime sexual partners | |
< 5 | 38 (25.3) |
5–14 | 62 (41.3) |
15–25 | 24 (16.0) |
> 25 | 25 (16.7) |
Does not want to respond | 1 (0.7) |
Current use of contraception n (%) | |
Condom Yes | 67 (44.7) |
Condom No | 83 (55.3) |
Symptomsb from the lower abdomen | |
Yes | 35 (23.3) |
No | 115 (76.7) |