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Table 3 Knowledge of specific safer conception methods

From: Knowledge and correlates of use of safer conception methods among HIV-infected women attending HIV care in Uganda

Among all women age 15–49, in HIV care, the percentage who answered ‘true’ to knowledge statements on specific safer conception strategies, by background characteristics

Background characteristic

Women knowledgeable that:

Number of women

Having an “undetectable” amount of HIV Virus reduces risk of HIV transmission

Having the man ejaculate into a condom or container and then manually inject the semen into the woman’s vagina is a way to reduce risk of HIV transmission if the man is HIV negative (MSI)

Having unprotected sex during the few days each month when the woman is most fertile will help to limit the risk of HIV transmission to an uninfected partner (TUI)

There is technology available that can cleanse a man’s sperm or semen of the HIV virus (Sperm washing)

HIV medications can be taken by an HIV-negative (or unknown status) partner that will reduce their risk of getting infected by their HIV+ partner (PrEP)

Age

 15–19

26.7

24.8

31

16.8

27.6

103

 20–24

32.2

34.2

37.5

16.3

22.5

657

 25–29

35.1

36.4

40.1

15.6

26.4

1147

 30–39

34.3

35.7

39.7

19

24.4

2254

 40–49

33.2

32.6

38.1

18.8

25.1

1037

Marital status

 Never married

34.9

37.7

32.1

18.9

29.5

107

 In relationship but not married

36.7

32.9

38.1

17.3

23.2

1371

 Married

33.6

35.3

39.9

18

25.2

3079

 Divorced/separated

29.5

35.5

38.8

19.1

26.8

412

 Widowed

26.9

36.8

36.4

16.3

23.5

229

Region

 Kampala

41.4

25.3

45.6

19.6

25.8

1048

 Central

43.3

30.8

46.9

18.4

17.4

1032

 Eastern

33

62.5

38

29.2

37

1034

 Western

21.9

30.4

33.3

7.2

18.9

1039

 Northern

29.6

25.2

31.4

14.8

24.8

1045

Education

 No education

30.5

31.5

40.4

18.9

23.1

726

 Primary

33.5

34.5

39.9

17.6

24.1

2924

 Secondary

35.5

37.2

36.9

17.7

26.9

1381

 More than secondary

39.7

36.5

36.5

19.9

27.1

156

 Missing

63.6

18.2

18.2

9.1

36.4

11

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

30.3

34.8

33.3

16

24.1

1054

 Second

32.5

34.9

37.2

17.1

23.6

1026

 Middle

33.9

37.2

41.3

18.5

25.7

1041

 Fourth

35.4

34.7

41.6

18.3

25.1

1039

 Highest

37.2

32.4

41.7

19.3

25.5

1038

Total

33.8

34.8

39.0

17.8

24.8

5198