Table 1.
Background characteristics of HIV-positive mothers surveyed, Rwanda PMTCT programme, 2009
| Characteristics | Number | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother's age groups (years), (n = 1430) | 15-24 | 142 | 9.9 |
| 25-29 | 354 | 24.8 | |
| 30-34 | 415 | 29.0 | |
| 35-39 | 351 | 24.6 | |
| 40-49 | 168 | 11.8 | |
| Mean age (years), | 32.2 | ||
| Marital status (n = 1429) | Single/never married | 122 | 8.5 |
| Lives with a partner | 986 | 69.0 | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 321 | 22.5 | |
| Religion (n = 1432) | No religion | 23 | 1.5 |
| Adventist | 141 | 9.9 | |
| Catholic | 609 | 42.5 | |
| Protestant | 582 | 40.6 | |
| Muslim | 60 | 4.2 | |
| Others | 17 | 1.2 | |
| Education (n = 1428) | Never attended school | 353 | 24.7 |
| Primary school | 965 | 67.6 | |
| Vocational/technical | 37 | 2.6 | |
| Secondary school | 69 | 4.8 | |
| University | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Literacy (n = 1431) | can't or have difficult reading and/or writing | 573 | 40.04 |
| can read but can't or have difficult writing | 69 | 4.82 | |
| can read and write easily | 789 | 55.14 | |
| Residence (n = 1434) | Rural | 1141 | 79.6 |
| Urban | 293 | 20.4 | |
| Membership to a PLHIV association (n = 1417) | Yes | 775 | 54.7 |
| No | 642 | 45.3 | |
| ARV and/or cotrimoxazole received by mother (n = 1383) | None | 377 | 28.3 |
| Cotrimoxazole | 308 | 23.1 | |
| NVP alone | 156 | 11.7 | |
| Dual therapy | 108 | 8.1 | |
| Triple therapy | 384 | 28.8 |