Couple's STI status | ||||||||
Concordant negative | Concordant positive | Discordant female positive | Discordant male positive | |||||
Fem − | Male − | Fem + | Male + | Fem + | Male − | Fem − | Male + | |||||
STI/variable | Mean/% | SD | Mean/% | SD | Mean/% | SD | Mean/% | SD |
HIV n*: | 26 030 | 54 | 25 | 121 | ||||
Age (wife—years) | 31.6 | 8.0 | 29.7 | 5.7 | 31.4 | 8.0 | 30.6 | 7.2 |
Age (husband—years) | 37.1 | 8.4 | 35.7 | 6.2 | 37.2 | 9.4 | 36.4 | 7.1 |
Muslim (%) | 11.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 7.4 | ||||
Husband's literacy (%) | 70.6 | 61.1 | 52.0 | 70.5 | ||||
Wife's literacy (%) | 52.0 | 46.3 | 44.0 | 54.1 | ||||
Duration of marriage (years) | 12.8 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 7.2 |
HSV-2 n: | 456 | 38 | 26 | 23 | ||||
Age (husband—years) | 42.1 | 12.7 | 47.1 | 14.9 | 48.3 | 12.9 | 46.2 | 13.9 |
Age (wife—years) | 35.7 | 11.2 | 41.6 | 15.2 | 41.2 | 11.5 | 38.9 | 12.4 |
Husband's literacy (%) | 84.0 | 84.0 | 81.0 | 83.0 | ||||
Wife's literacy (%) | 67.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 55.0 | ||||
Syphilis n: | 524 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||
Age (husband—years) | 42.7 | 12.9 | 56.3 | 2.3 | 59.8 | 14.6 | 41.7 | 11.7 |
Age (wife—years) | 36.4 | 11.7 | 46.7 | 5.8 | 44.8 | 10.8 | 36.2 | 11.2 |
Husband's literacy (%) | 84.0 | 67.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Wife's literacy (%) | 64.0 | 33.0 | 25.0 | 58.0 |
* n, number of couples (unweighted counts).
Fem − | Male −, female negative male negative; Fem − | Male +, female negative male positive; Fem + | Male −, female positive, male negative; Fem + | Male +, female positive, male positive; HSV, herpes simplex virus; STI, sexually transmitted infection.