Effect of using HIV and infant feeding counselling cards on the quality of counselling provided to HIV positive mothers: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

Factor	Intervention Total = 180* n (%)	Control Total = 180* n (%)	Estimate (95%CI^#) ^aMean difference (95%CI) ^bOdds Ratio (95%CI)
Age of the respondent (years) [Mean (95%CI)]
	Total = 178	Total = 180
	27.1 (26.3, 27.8)	26.8 (25.9, 27.7)	0.27 (-0.88, 1.42)^a
Marital status
Married	159 (89.3)	150 (83.8)	1.62 (0.73, 3.58)^b
Education
Completed	32 (18.1)	13 (7.2)	2.84 (1.21, 6.65)^b
secondary/
some college or
university
Occupation
Salaried job	22 (12.3)	6 (3.3)	4.06 (1.73, 9.54)^b
or self-employed
professional
Number of living children
> 2	57 (33.3)	64 (37.7)	0.81 (0.49, 1.33)^b
Gestational age (weeks)	Total = 134	Total = 129	0.77 (-1.39, 2.93)^a
[Mean (95%CI)]	31.2 (29.6, 32.8)	30.4 (28.9, 32.0)
Husband/partner accompanied respondent to clinic
Yes	8 (4.6)	5 (2.9)	1.61 (0.26, 9.80)^b
No	167 (95.4)	168 (97.1)

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