Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants who responded to the pregnancy intention questions in the 2019 antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey, South Africa.
Description | Sample distribution (N = 34,946) |
|---|---|
Number (%)* | |
Median (IQR)** age in years | 26 (22–31) |
Age, years | |
15–19 | 4245 (12.5) |
20–24 | 9001 (27.7) |
25–29 | 8650 (27.0) |
30–34 | 6357 (19.9) |
35–49 | 4148 (12.9) |
Missing | 2545 |
Relationship with the father of the child | |
Married | 5988 (17.8) |
Co-habiting | 9182 (28.2) |
In a relationship, living apart | 18,234 (50.8) |
Single | 1128 (3.2) |
Missing | 414 |
Population group | |
Black African | 30,758 (89.3) |
Colored† | 3588 (9.2) |
Other (White, Asian) | 489 (1.5) |
Missing | 111 |
Education | |
None or primary | 4182 (12.6) |
Secondary | 25,954 (73.5) |
Tertiary | 4595 (13.9) |
Missing | 215 |
Gravidity | |
Primigravida (1) | 10,879 (31.1) |
Multigravida (≥ 2) | 23,585 (68.9) |
Missing | 482 |
Geographical type | |
Urban | 20,735 (59.3) |
Rural | 11,263 (32.2) |
Peri-urban | 2948 (8.5) |
HIV status (per medical record data) | |
HIV-positive | 10,518 (29.1) |
HIV-negative | 24,403 (70.9) |
Missing | 25 |
Knowledge of HIV status and ART** status before pregnancy among HIV-positive participants (n = 10,518) | |
Started ART before pregnancy | 6833 (64.1) |
Knew HIV-positive status before pregnancy but had not initiated ART until after the first antenatal visit | 494 (4.6) |
Newly diagnosed with HIV during antenatal visit | 2469 (24.1) |
Positive but timing of diagnosis/timing of ART initiation unknown | 722 (7.2) |
Median (IQR)** gestational age at booking (weeks) | 15 (11–20) |
Pregnancy intention question 1 (LMUP item 3) | |
I intended to get pregnant | 13,646 (40.7) |
My intentions kept changing | 1432 (4.0) |
I did not intend to become pregnant | 19,868 (55.3) |
Pregnancy intention question 2 (LMUP** item 5) | |
The father of the child and I had agreed that we would like me to be pregnant | 13,647 (40.7) |
The father of the child and I had discussed having children together, but hadn’t agreed for me to get pregnant | 7611 (21.3) |
We never discussed having children together | 13,688 (38.0) |
