Table 1 Demographic and behavioural characteristics and their association with perceived male partner concurrency among a cohort of women in Durban, South Africa
Total N = 1456 (100 %) | Steady sexual partner has another partner | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N = 425 (29 %) | No N = 322 (22 %) | I don’t know N = 709 (49 %) | |||
Age groups (years) | <0.001 | ||||
<20 | 185 (100.0) | 41 (22.2) | 31 (16.8) | 113 (61.1) | |
20–24 | 392 (100.0) | 104 (26.5) | 65 (16.6) | 223 (56.9) | |
25–29 | 230 (100.0) | 63 (27.4) | 52 (22.6) | 115 (50.0) | |
30–34 | 188 (100.0) | 57 (30.3) | 43 (22.9) | 88 (46.8) | |
35–39 | 211 (100.0) | 62 (29.4) | 59 (28.0) | 90 (42.7) | |
40+ | 250 (100.0) | 98 (39.2) | 72 (28.8) | 80 (32.0) | |
Women has other partner besides steady partner | 0.001 | ||||
Yes | 114 (100.0) | 50 (43.9) | 17 (14.9) | 47 (41.2) | |
No | 1342 (100.0) | 375 (27.9) | 305 (22.7) | 662 (49.3) | |
Age of steady partner (in years older) | 0.051 | ||||
≤1 year older | 375 (100.0) | 111 (29.6) | 88 (23.5) | 176 (46.9) | |
2–4 years older | 484 (100.0) | 136 (28.1) | 94 (19.4) | 254 (52.5) | |
5–6 years older | 247 (100.0) | 61 (24.7) | 59 (23.9) | 127 (51.4) | |
≥7 years older | 342 (100.0) | 117 (34.2) | 81 (23.7) | 144 (42.1) | |
Marital status | <0.001 | ||||
Married | 382 (100.0) | 90 (23.6) | 141 (36.9) | 151 (39.5) | |
Never married | 1074 (100.0) | 335 (31.2) | 181 (16.9) | 558 (52.0) | |
Pregnancy during the study | 0.790 | ||||
Yes | 145 (100.0) | 39 (26.9) | 32 (22.1) | 74 (51.0) | |
No | 1311 (100.0) | 386 (29.4) | 290 (22.1) | 635 (48.4) | |
Ever experienced forced sex | 0.068 | ||||
Yes | 193 (100.0) | 68 (35.2) | 33 (17.1) | 92 (47.7) | |
No | 1263 (100.0) | 357 (28.3) | 289 (22.9) | 617 (48.9) | |
Ever experienced economic abuse | 0.033 | ||||
No | 1311 (100.0) | 370 (28.2) | 298 (22.7) | 643 (49.0) | |
Yes | 145 (100.0) | 55 (37.9) | 24 (16.6) | 66 (45.5) | |
Ever experienced emotional abuse | 0.101 | ||||
No | 1224 (100.0) | 351 (28.7) | 283 (23.1) | 590 (48.2) | |
Yes | 232 (100.0) | 74 (31.9) | 39 (16.) | 119 (51.3) | |
Ever experienced physical abuse | 0.302 | ||||
No | 1335 (100.0) | 387 (29.0) | 302 (22.6) | 646 (48.4) | |
Yes | 121 (100.0) | 38 (31.4) | 20 (16.5) | 63 (52.1) | |
Sex for cash | 0.306 | ||||
No | 1416 (100.0) | 409 (28.9) | 315 (22.2) | 692 (48.9) | |
Yes | 40 (100.0) | 16 (40.0) | 7 (17.5) | 17 (42.5) | |
Steady partner circumcised | 0.049 | ||||
No | 1111 (100.0) | 308 (27.7) | 244 (22.0) | 559 (50.3) | |
Yes | 345 (100.0) | 117 (33.9) | 78 (22.6) | 150 (43.5) | |
Changed partner during the study | 0.032 | ||||
No | 1307 (100.0) | 371 (28.4) | 300 (23.0) | 636 (48.7) | |
Yes | 149 (100.0) | 54 (36.2) | 22 (14.8) | 73 (49.0) | |
Reported >3 coital acts in the 2 weeks prior to screening | 0.730 | ||||
No | 917 (100.0) | 268 (29.2) | 197 (21.5) | 452 (49.3) | |
Yes | 539 (100.0) | 157 (29.1) | 125 (23.2) | 257 (47.7) | |
Unprotected oral sex at last act | 0.125 | ||||
No | 1238 (100.0) | 374 (30.2) | 270 (21.8) | 594 (48.0) | |
Yes | 218 (100.0) | 51 (23.4) | 52 (23.9) | 115 (52.8) | |
Unprotected anal sex at last act | 0.612 | ||||
No | 1376 (100.0) | 405 (29.4) | 305 (22.2) | 666 (48.4) | |
Yes | 80 (100.0) | 20 (25.0) | 17 (21.3) | 43 (53.8) | |
Condom use at baseline | 0.002 | ||||
No | 775 (100.0) | 217 (28.0) | 200 (25.8) | 358 (46.2) | |
Yes | 679 (100.0) | 208 (30.6) | 122 (18.0) | 349 (51.4) | |
Any contraceptive use reported at screening | 0.129 | ||||
No | 444 (100.0) | 144 (32.4) | 100 (22.5) | 200 (45.0) | |
Yes | 1012 (100.0) | 281 (27.8) | 222 (21.9) | 509 (50.3) | |
Non-reversible contraception | 0.007 | ||||
No | 1290 (100.0) | 378 (29.3) | 270 (20.9) | 642 (49.8) | |
Yes | 166 (100.0) | 47 (28.3) | 52 (31.3) | 67 (40.4) | |
Hormonal contraception | 0.016 | ||||
No | 898 (100.0) | 280 (31.2) | 207 (23.1) | 411 (458) | |
Yes | 558 (100.0) | 145 (26.0) | 115 (20.6) | 298 (53.4) | |
Condom use as contraception | 0.001 | ||||
No | 1169 (100.0) | 330 (28.2) | 283 (24.2) | 556 (47.6) | |
Yes | 287 (100.0) | 95 (33.1) | 39 (13.6) | 153 (53.3) | |
Diagnosed with STI at screening | 0.028 | ||||
No | 1151 (100.0) | 319 (27.7) | 267 (23.2) | 565 (49.1) | |
Yes | 305 (100.0) | 106 (34.8) | 55 (18.0) | 144 (47.2) | |