Table 1 Study participants’ baseline characteristics
| Â | Burkina Faso | South Africa | Uganda | Zambia | All sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 204 | N = 213 | N = 274 | N = 534 | N = 1225 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age group | |||||
 <25 years | 54 (26.5) | 73 (34.3) | 107 (39.0) | 200 (37.8) | 434 (35.6) |
 25 – 30 years | 75 (36.8) | 67 (31.5) | 97 (36.1) | 175 (33.1) | 414 (34.1) |
 30 and above | 75 (36.8) | 73 (34.3) | 68 (24.8) | 154 (29.0) | 370 (30.3) |
Literacy rate | 103 (50.5) | 211 (99.1) | 261 (95.3) | 487 (91.2) | 1062 (86.7) |
Education level (%) | |||||
 Primary school | 155 (76.0) | 19 (0.5) | 176 (15.7) | 249 (18.7) | 599 (13.0) |
 Secondary school and higher | 49 (24.0) | 194 (91.1) | 98 (35.7) | 285 (53.4) | 626 (51.1) |
Occupation: employed | 18 (8.8) | 89 (41.8) | 97 (35.4) | 92 (17.2) | 296 (24.2) |
Married/co-habiting | 185 (90.7) | 83 (38.0) | 225 (82.1) | 473 (88.6) | 966 (78.9) |
Primiparous | 44 (21.6) | 71 (33.3) | 49 (17.9) | 112 (21.0) | 276 (22.5) |
Surgical breast history | 8 (3.9) | 1 (0.5) | 8 (2.9) | 1 (0.2) | 18 (1.5) |
Mother’s HIV stage 1 | 190 (93.1) | 210 (98.6) | 253 (92.3) | 533 (99.8) | 1184 (96.6) |
Facility delivery | 200 (98.0) | 211 (99.1) | 212 (77.4) | 518 (97.0) | 1141 (93.1) |
Vaginal delivery | 191 (93.6) | 139 (65.3) | 256 (93.4) | 514 (96.2) | 1100 (89.8) |
Female infant | 86 (42.2) | 105 (49.3) | 144 (52.5) | 259 (48.5) | 594 (48.5) |
| Â | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) |
Mean BMI | 23.8 (23.2; 24.3) | 28.3 (27.5; 29.0) | 23.0 (22.6; 23.4) | 24.1 (23.7; 24.4) | 24.5 (24.3; 24.8) |
Mean number of children | 2.8 (2.6; 3.0) | 2.0 (1.9; 2.2) | 3.5 (3.3; 3.7) | 2.6 (2.5; 2.7) | 2.7 (2.7; 2.8) |