Table 1 Mother/baby characteristics
Parameter | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Baby’s sex | ||
Male | 204 | 49.8 |
Female | 206 | 50.2 |
Feeding method | ||
Exclusive breastfeeding | 222 | 54.2 |
Mixed feeding | 188 | 45.8 |
Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) | ||
Done | 399 | 97.3 |
Not done | 11 | 2.7 |
EID result | ||
Positive | 23 | 5.8 |
Negative | 376 | 94.2 |
Mother’s age | ||
15–19 | 20 | 4.9 |
20–29 | 220 | 53.7 |
≥ 30 | 170 | 41.4 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 23 | 5.6 |
Married | 347 | 84.6 |
Previously married | 40 | 9.8 |
Education | ||
None | 70 | 17.1 |
Primary | 156 | 38.1 |
Secondary | 139 | 33.9 |
Tertiary | 45 | 10.9 |
Religion | ||
Protestant | 105 | 25.6 |
Catholic | 227 | 55.4 |
Muslim | 28 | 6.8 |
Pentecostal | 36 | 8.8 |
Others | 14 | 3.4 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 125 | 30.5 |
Farmer | 149 | 36.3 |
Wage/salaried workers | 71 | 17.3 |
Manual labour | 14 | 3.4 |
Others | 51 | 12.5 |
Transport | ||
Walk | 91 | 22.2 |
Bicycle | 61 | 14.9 |
Motorcycle | 167 | 40.7 |
Vehicle | 91 | 22.2 |
Wealth index | ||
Lowest | 125 | 30.5 |
Second lowest | 128 | 31.2 |
Middle | 104 | 25.4 |
Second highest | 37 | 9.0 |
Highest | 16 | 3.9 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 259 | 63.2 |
Rural | 151 | 36.8 |
Distance to health facility | ||
0–5 km | 223 | 54.4 |
6–10 km | 94 | 22.9 |
> 10 km | 93 | 22.7 |
No. Of times delivered while HIV+ | ||
1 | 214 | 52.2 |
2+ | 196 | 47.8 |
Partner disclosure | ||
Yes | 341 | 83.2 |
No | 69 | 16.8 |
Spouse tested | ||
Yes | 316 | 77.1 |
No | 94 | 22.9 |
Keeping all appointments with baby | ||
Not important | 31 | 7.6 |
Important | 379 | 92.4 |
Quality of counselling (privacy) | ||
Yes | 316 | 77.1 |
No | 94 | 22.9 |
Waiting time | ||
Not long | 177 | 43.2 |
Long | 233 | 56.8 |