Table 1 Characteristics of the spouse, baseline individual and couple by spouse seroconversion status
From: HIV-seroconversion among HIV-1 serodiscordant married couples in Tanzania: a cohort study
Variable | Non-seroconverters N = 91 | Seroconverters N = 14 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Variables concerning the baseline individual | |||
 Sex (Female) | 40.7% (37/91) | 7.1% (1/14) | 0.016 |
 Education (Received at least 1 year of formal schooling) | 24.4% (22/90) | 0.0% (0/14) | 0.037 |
 ART intake | 12.1% (11/91) | 0% (0/14) | 0.353 |
 Marital status (Polygamy) | 13.2% (12/91) | 7.1% (1/14) | 1 |
 Age in years at the start of the time period of interest | 39[33–45] | 44[37–53] | 0.125 |
 Schistosome CAA positivity | 51.3% (41/80) | 58.3% (7/12) | 0.647 |
Variables concerning the serodiscordant spouse | |||
 Sex (Female) | 59.3% (54/91) | 92.9% (13/14) | 0.016 |
 Education (Received at least 1 year of formal schooling) | 42.9% (39/91) | 21.4% (3/14) | 0.037 |
 Marital status (Polygamy) | 12.1% (11/91) | 0% (0/14) | 0.353 |
 Age in years at the start of the time period of interest | 37[31–46] | 35.5[32–46] | 0.828 |
 Male and circumcised | 46.4% (13/28) | – | – |
 Schistosome CAA positivity | 54.0% (47/87) | 57.1% (8/14) | 0.828 |
Variables concerning the couple | |||
 Age difference between the baseline individual and his/her spouse | -3[−9;4] | −5[−8;-4] | 0.246 |
 Length of the time period of interest (in days) | 1029 [691–1882] | 1093.5[571–1150.5] | 0.228 |