Table 1 Characteristics of PLWH in sexual partnerships in the African Cohort Study
Characteristics | Overall (n = 284) | Index partner in sero-discordant relationship (n = 223) | Index partner in sero-concordant relationship (n = 61) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
 18–24 | 7 (2.5%) | 2 (0.9%) | 5 (8.2%) | 0.0002 |
 25–39 | 142 (50.0%) | 105 (47.1%) | 37 (60.7%) |  |
 40–49 | 77 (27.1%) | 62 (27.8%) | 15 (24.6%) |  |
 50 +  | 58 (20.4%) | 54 (24.2%) | 4 (6.6%) |  |
Gender | ||||
 Man | 162 (57.0%) | 128 (57.4%) | 34 (55.7%) | 0.8374 |
 Woman | 122 (43.0%) | 95 (42.6%) | 27 (44.3) |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 4 (1.4%) | 3 (1.4%) | 1 (1.6) | 0.0257 |
 Married | 272 (95.8%) | 217 (97.3%) | 55 (90.2) |  |
 Divorced/Widowed/Separated/Other | 8 (2.8%) | 3 (1.3%) | 5 (8.2) |  |
Site | ||||
 Uganda | 44 (15.5%) | 25 (11.2%) | 19 (31.2) |  < 0.0001 |
 Kericho, Kenya | 156 (54.9%) | 143 (64.1%) | 13 (21.3) |  |
 Kisumu, Kenya | 31 (10.9%) | 20 (9.0%) | 11 (18.0) |  |
 Tanzania | 26 (9.2%) | 18 (8.1%) | 8 (13.1) |  |
 Nigeria | 27 (9.5%) | 17 (7.6%) | 10 (16.4) |  |
Duration on ART |  |  |  |  < 0.0001 |
 ART Naive | 89 (31.3%) | 55 (25.7%) | 34 (55.7%) |  |
  > 0 months to ≤ 6 months | 23 (8.1%) | 15 (6.7%) | 8 (13.1%) |  |
  > 6 months to ≤ 5 years | 101 (35.6%) | 87 (39.0%) | 14 (23.0%) |  |
  > 5 years | 71 (25.0%) | 66 (39.6%) | 5 (8.2%) |  |
Year enrolled in cohort | Â | Â | Â | 0.0007 |
 2013 | 36 (12.7%) | 28 (12.6%) | 8 (13.1%) |  |
 2014 | 123 (43.3%) | 109 (48.9%) | 14 (23.0%) |  |
 2015 | 84 (29.6%) | 61 (27.4%) | 23 (37.7%) |  |
 2016 | 38 (13.4%) | 24 (10.8%) | 14 (22.9%) |  |
 2017 | 3 (1.1%) | 1 (0.5%) | 2 (3.3%) |  |
WHO Stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.0010 |
 I | 78 (27.5%) | 50 (22.4%) | 28 (45.9%) |  |
 II | 162 (57.0%) | 135 (60.5%) | 27 (44.3%) |  |
 III and IV | 44 (15.5%) | 38 (17.1%) | 6 (9.8%) |  |
Status disclosure to partner |  |  |  |  < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 264 (93.3%) | 214 (96.4%) | 50 (82.0%) |  |
 No | 19 (6.7%) | 8 (3.6%) | 11 (18.0%) |  |