| Attributes |
Husbands (234) n (%)a |
Wives (234) n (%) |
P |
Mean age in year (sd; median)
Minimum & Maximum (age in year) |
38 (±7; 38)
21 - 62 |
31 (± 6; 30)
20 - 48 |
<0.001 |
Never attended school
<Primary education (IVth standard)
≥Primary & <secondary (Xth standard) education
≥ Secondary education |
37 (16)
42 (18)
130 (55)
25 (11) |
49 (21)
28 (12)
135 (58)
22 (9) |
0.19 |
| Physical abuse by husband (reported by wife) |
- |
80 (34) |
NA |
| Ever had sex under the influence of alcohol (in marriage) |
78 (33) |
90 (38) |
0.28 |
| Did not have sex with a partner other than spouse in lifetime |
1 (0.4%) |
230 (98%) |
<0.001 |
| Had procured sex within the last one year |
6 (3%) |
0 |
NA |
Reasons for undergoing HIV test
- As wife was pregnant
- As respondent was pregnant
- As spouse was detected HIV positive
- During blood donation
- Advised by physician for physical illness |
1 (0.4)
-
37 (16)
5 (2)
191 (82) |
-
26 (11)
188 (80)
-
20 (9) |
NA |
| On ART |
174 (74) |
65 (28) |
<0.001 |
HIV Viral Load (copies/ml) during present assessment
>100000
>50000 & ≤100000
>10000 & ≤50000
≤10000
Undetectable
HIV sero-nonreactive |
21 (9)
10 (4)
18 (8)
63 (27)
122 (52)
- |
20 (9)
10 (4)
32 (14)
44 (19)
59 (25)
69 (29) |
0.001 |
| Genital ulcer (ever after marriage) |
69 (29) |
48 (20) |
0.03 |
| Discharge of pus with urine (ever after marriage) |
86 (37) |
94 (40) |
0.5 |
| Warty growth around genitalia/anus (ever after marriage) |
110 (47) |
104 (44) |
0.64 |
| TPHA + RPR (Sero-reactive) |
0 |
1 (0.4) |
NA |
| TPHA sero-reactive |
25 (11) |
17 (7) |
0.25 |
| HSV-2 sero-reactive |
126 (54) |
111 (47) |
0.19 |
a= column percentage, NA= Not applicable