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Table 1 Demographics and Baseline characteristics of women enrolled in the study

From: Use of peers, community lay persons and Village Health Team (VHT) members improves six-week postnatal clinic (PNC) follow-up and Early Infant HIV Diagnosis (EID) in urban and rural health units in Uganda: A one-year implementation study

  

Urban private

Urban free

Rural free

 

Total N = 558 n (%)

Mengo N = 80 n (%)

Rubaga N = 80 n (%)

Mulago N = 358 n (%)

Mpigi N = 40 n (%)

Age in yrs, median (IQR)

26 (7)

26 (8)

26 (6)

27 (7)

25 (10)

Marital status

     

 Married/cohabiting

441 (79.0)

69 (86.3)

65 (81.3)

278 (77.6)

29 (72.5)

 Single/separated/widowed

117 (21.0)

11 (13.7)

15 (18.7)

80 (22.4)

11 (27.5)

Education

     

 None/Primary

280 (50.2)

18 (22.5)

32 (40.0)

201 (56.1)

29 (72.5)

 Secondary/Post-secondary

278 (49.8)

62 (77.5)

48 (60.0)

157 (43.9)

11 (27.5)

Employed

     

 Yes

254 (45.5)

44 (55.0)

40 (50.0)

155 (43.3)

15 (37.5)

 No

304 (54.5)

36 (45.0)

40 (50.0)

203 (56.7)

25  (62.5)

Husband employed (,n = 441)

     

 Employed

415 (94.1)

66 (95.6)

64 (98.5)

262 (94.2)

23 (79.3)

 Un-employed

26 (5.9)

3 (4.4)

1 (1.5)

16 (5.8)

6 (20.7)

Parity

     

 I or II

217 (39.0)

37 (46.3)

41 (51.2)

124 (34.6)

15 (37.5)

 ≥ III

341 (61.0)

43 (53.7)

39 (48.8)

234 (65.4)

25 (62.5)

Disclosed HIV sero-status

     

 Yes

376 (67.4)

44 (55.0)

59 (73.7)

259 (72.4)

14 (35.0)

 No

182 (32.6)

36 (45.0)

21 (26.3)

99 (27.6)

26 (65.0)

Disclosed HIV sero-status to spouse (among married/co-habiting, n = 441)

     

 Yes

194 (44.0)

34 (49.3)

33 (50.8)

126 (45.3)

1 (3.5)

 No

247 (56.0)

35 (50.7)

32 (49.2)

152 (54.7)

28 (96.5)

Attending any health clinic/organization giving HIV related services

     

 Yes

435 (78.0)

50 (62.5)

67 (83.7)

303 (84.6)

15 (37.5)

 No

123 (22.0)

30 (37.5)

13 (16.3)

55 (15.4)

25 (62.5)