Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Women in the Program

Characteristic		N (%), Mean (SD)	N=2034*
Age (years)		23.7	(4.9)
< Secondary education		1509	(74.2%)
Employed (n=2032		597	(29.4%)
Married (n=2022)		1756	(86.8%)
Type of marriage**	Polygamous (N=1714)	122	(7.1%)
Monthly rent ***($) (n=1696)		23.0	(14.5)
Own	Television	967	(47.5%)
	Gas cooker	211	(10.4%)
First Pregnancy		794	(39.0%)
Felt at risk of HIV in previous year		598	(33.6%)
Physically assaulted by partner		495	(24.4%)

SD: standard deviation.

^*ELISA result of one indeterminate report missing.

^**Excludes mothers who were single, widowed, divorced and in come we stay relationships.

^***Excludes mothers especially from rural areas who owned their homes.