Table 1 Demographic, clinical and behavioural characteristics of respondents
Variables | Frequency (n = 1709) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
20 and below | 121 | 7.1 |
21–25 | 370 | 21.7 |
26–30 | 462 | 27.0 |
31–35 | 434 | 25.4 |
36–40 | 259 | 15.2 |
Above 40 | 63 | 3.7 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 312 | 18.9 |
Single | 1131 | 68.4 |
Co-habiting | 186 | 11.3 |
Divorce/Separated | 24 | 1.5 |
Type of residence | ||
Rural | 562 | 33.6 |
Semi-urban | 782 | 46.8 |
Urban | 327 | 19.6 |
Educational level | ||
No formal education | 5 | 0.3 |
Grade 1–6 | 86 | 5.1 |
Grade 7–12 | 1479 | 88.0 |
Tertiary | 110 | 6.5 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 1272 | 75.2 |
Employed | 420 | 24.8 |
Smoking status | ||
Smoking during pregnancy | 92 | 5.4 |
Quit smoking during pregnancy | 80 | 4.7 |
Never smoked | 1529 | 89.9 |
Alcohol use | ||
Drank during pregnancy | 230 | 13.5 |
Stopped during pregnancy | 431 | 25.3 |
Never drank | 1043 | 61.2 |
Reported HIV status at booking | ||
Positive | 1356 | 80.9 |
Negative | 87 | 5.2 |
Unknown | 233 | 13.9 |
PP CD4 | ||
Normal | 559 | 32.7 |
Mild immunosuppression | 359 | 21.0 |
Advanced immunosuppression | 380 | 22.2 |
Severe immunosuppression | 411 | 24.0 |
Disclosure to family | ||
No | 337 | 20.0 |
Yes | 1350 | 80.0 |
Disclosure to partner | ||
No | 431 | 25.6 |
Yes | 1253 | 74.4 |
Self-reporting | ||
No | 373 | 22.7 |
Yes | 1270 | 77.3 |
Pick up HAART | ||
No | 290 | 18.1 |
Yes | 1313 | 81.9 |
Defaulted ARV | ||
No | 1407 | 87.8 |
Yes | 196 | 12.2 |