Table 1.
Frequency distribution of women's soci-demographic and obstetric characteristics, PMTCT knowledge and HIV testing experience by public- and private health care facilities
| Variable |
Whole sample N = 3033 n (%) |
Public facilities n = 2751 n (%) |
Private facilities n = 282 n (%) |
P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | < 0.001 | |||
| 15-24 | 1444(48.4) | 1378(50.9) | 66(23.8) | |
| > 25 | 1541(51.6) | 1330(49.1) | 211(76.2) | |
| Education/grades completed | < 0.001 | |||
| 0 - 4 | 1061(35.1) | 1060(38.7) | 1(0.4) | |
| 5 - 8 | 857(28.4) | 846(30.9) | 11(3.9) | |
| > 9 | 1103(36.5) | 834(30.4) | 269(95.7) | |
| Number of pregnancies | < 0.01 | |||
| 1 | 1524(50.3) | 1357(49.3) | 167(59.2) | |
| > 2 | 1508(49.7) | 1393(50.7) | 115(40.8) | |
| PMTCT knowledge | < 0.001 | |||
| Knowledgeable | 2240(76.5) | 1987(75.0) | 253(91.0) | |
| Not knowledgeable | 687(23.5) | 662(25.0) | 25(9.0) | |
| Previous HIV testing experience | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 2450(81.0) | 2185(79.7) | 265(94.0) | |
| No | 575(19.0) | 558(20.3) | 17(6.0) | |
|
Previous HIV testing experience with partner |
< 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1673(57.2) | 1465(55.3) | 208(75.6) | |
| No | 1250(42.8) | 1183(44.7) | 67(24.4) | |
| Type of pre-test counselling | < 0.001 | |||
| Group pre-test information | 2130(73.8) | 2098(77.1) | 32(19.4) | |
| Individual counselling | 757(26.2) | 624(22.9) | 133(80.6) |