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. 2023 Jul 14;9(7):e18282. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18282

Table 2.

Health care system-related characteristics of pregnant mothers Attending ART clinics of Southwest Ethiopia, 2021[n = 265].

Variable Category Frequency Percentages %
Unable to understand instructions given Yes 246 92.8
No 19 7.2
Frequency of Counseling on ART adherence At screening 243 91.7
At the initiation of treatment only 21 7.9
Sometime 1 .4
The time needed to reach health care facilities <1hr 113 42.6
≥1hr 152 57.4
Time of diagnosis for their HIV Status Before being pregnant 130 49.1
After being pregnant 135 50.9
unwanted pregnancy Yes 128 48.3
No 137 51.7
ART drug side effect Yes 72 27.2
No 183 72.8
HIV Disclosure Status Disclosed 176 66.4
Not Disclosed 89 33.6
Level of ART Adherence Good 211 79.6
Poor 54 20.4
History of Lost to follow up Yes 67 25.3
No 198 74.7