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Tested for HIV During Pregnancy or Delivery | ||||||||||||
2007 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||
Total | 14,110 | 36.8 | 33.5 | - | 40.2 | 63.2 | 59.8 | - | 66.5 | |||
Age | ||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,176 | 14.8 | 7.4 | - | 27.3 | 85.2 | 72.7 | - | 92.6 | |||
20-24 years | 3,620 | 21.3 | 16.3 | - | 27.3 | 78.7 | 72.7 | - | 83.7 | |||
25-34 years | 7,307 | 43.4 | 38.7 | - | 48.2 | 56.6 | 51.8 | - | 61.3 | |||
35+ years | 2,007 | 54.9 | 45.8 | - | 63.7 | 45.1 | 36.3 | - | 54.2 | |||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||
White | 13,392 | 37.0 | 33.7 | - | 40.5 | 63.0 | 59.5 | - | 66.3 | |||
Black | 330 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
Other | 373 | 30.7 | 13.3 | - | 56.3 | 69.3 | 43.7 | - | 86.8 | |||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||
Yes | 208^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||
No | 13,871^ | 37.0 | 33.7 | - | 40.4 | 63.0 | 59.6 | - | 66.3 | |||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 1,490 | 17.2 | 9.3 | - | 29.4 | 82.8 | 70.6 | - | 90.7 | |||
High School | 4,761 | 28.2 | 23.1 | - | 34.0 | 71.8 | 66.0 | - | 76.9 | |||
> High School | 7,798 | 45.3 | 40.9 | - | 49.8 | 54.7 | 50.2 | - | 59.1 | |||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Married | 8,592 | 48.1 | 43.8 | - | 52.5 | 51.9 | 47.6 | - | 56.2 | |||
Other | 5,515 | 20.3 | 16.0 | - | 25.4 | 79.7 | 74.6 | - | 84.0 | |||
Income | ||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,669** | 22.2 | 17.2 | - | 28.2 | 77.9 | 71.8 | - | 82.8 | |||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,719** | 20.7 | 14.1 | - | 29.3 | 79.3 | 70.7 | - | 85.9 | |||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,808** | 46.4 | 39.4 | - | 53.6 | 53.6 | 46.4 | - | 60.6 | |||
$50,000 or more | 3,974** | 50.4 | 44.6 | - | 56.2 | 49.6 | 43.8 | - | 55.4 | |||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||
No | 7,364** | 45.4 | 41.1 | - | 49.8 | 54.6 | 50.3 | - | 58.9 | |||
Yes | 4,762** | 22.9 | 18.4 | - | 28.1 | 77.1 | 71.9 | - | 81.6 | |||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||
No | 5,755** | 49.8 | 45.0 | - | 54.6 | 50.2 | 45.4 | - | 55.1 | |||
Yes | 6,418** | 25.1 | 21.1 | - | 29.7 | 74.9 | 70.3 | - | 78.9 | |||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 892 | 33.4 | 30.0 | - | 36.9 | 66.6 | 63.1 | - | 70.0 | |||
2500 grams or more | 13,207 | 37.0 | 33.5 | - | 40.6 | 63.0 | 59.4 | - | 66.5 | |||
NOTES: | ||||||||||||
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted. | ||||||||||||
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations. | ||||||||||||
*Survey Question 23: At any time during your most recent pregnancy or delivery, did you have a test for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) ? | ||||||||||||
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS. | ||||||||||||
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2007 birth file. | ||||||||||||
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore | ||||||||||||
percent is not reported. | ||||||||||||
CI = 95% Confidence Interval | ||||||||||||
Maine Department of Health and Human Services | ||||||||||||
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics |