Table 1.
Baseline descriptive characteristics of enrolled participants (N = 454)
| Characteristic at baseline | Study arm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAP (n = 229) | Standard-of-care (n = 225) | p-value | |
| Age, years | 26.3 (23.3–31.7) | 27.5 (24.0–32.0) | .16 |
| Gestational age, weeks | 22 (18–25) | 23 (19–26) | 0.09 |
| Number of pregnancies | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 0.23 |
| Number of live births | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.37 |
| Marital status | 0.48 | ||
| Cohabitating/married | 200 (87.3) | 199 (88.4) | |
| Single/widowed/divorced | 29 (12.7) | 26 (11.6) | |
| Educational level | 0.28 | ||
| None | 15 (6.6) | 11 (4.9) | |
| Nursery/primary | 69 (30.1) | 87 (38.7) | |
| ≥ Secondary | 145 (63.3) | 127 (56.4) | |
| Initiated ART on same day as diagnosisa | 167 (72.9) | 172 (76.8) | 0.30 |
| Initiated ART at/before enrollment | 204 (89.1) | 208 (92.4) | 0.32 |
| CD4 countb | 287 (195.5–392.5) | 317 (201–426) | 0.20 |
| CD4 count b | 0.14 | ||
| < 350 cells/mm3 | 113 | 99 | |
| ≥ 350 cells/mm3 | 63 | 76 | |
| Clinic | 1.00 | ||
| Kanyama | 76 (33.2) | 75 (33.3) | |
| Chawama | 77 (33.6) | 75 (33.3) | |
| Matero | 76 (33.2) | 75 (33.3) | |
| Disclosure of HIV status to male partner at/before enrollment | 84 (36.7) | 73 (32.4) | 0.22 |
| Participant aware of male partner’s HIV status | 77 (33.6) | 64 (28.4) | 0.28 |
| Of those aware, whose partner is positive | 39 (50.6) | 40 (62.5) | 0.25 |
Data are in n (%) or Median (IQR) with Chi-Squared and Wilcoxon Rank-Sum p-values, respectively
a
1 missing value (0.22%)
b
103 missing values (23%)