Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| |
Urban n (%) |
Rural n (%) |
Statistic (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socio demographic Variables | |||
| Study Site: |
|
|
|
| Bushbuckridge |
|
299 |
|
| Hlabisa |
|
300 |
|
| Mitchells Plain |
342 |
|
|
| Soweto |
290 |
|
|
| Total |
632 (51%) |
599 (49%) |
|
|
Socio-economic status: (quintiles) |
|
|
Independence |
| 1 (Poorest) |
14 (2.2%) |
233 (38.9%) |
χ2 = 647.1 |
| 2 |
39 (6.2%) |
207 (34.6%) |
P = 0.000 |
| 3 |
132 (20.9%) |
114 (19.0%) |
Location |
| 4 |
207 (32.8%) |
39 (6.5%) |
χ2 = 626.5 |
| 5 (Richest) |
240 (38.0%) |
6 (1%) |
P = 0.000 |
| Total |
632 |
599 |
Dispersion |
| |
|
|
χ2 = 0.005 |
| |
|
|
P = 0.945 |
|
Marital Status : |
|
|
|
| Married/Living with partner |
389 (61.6%) |
436 (72.8%) |
|
| Single/Divorced/ Widower |
243 (38.4%) |
163 (27.2%) |
χ2 = 17.57 |
| Total |
632 |
599 |
P = 0.000 |
|
Race: |
|
|
|
| Black African |
437 (69.2%) |
598 (100%) |
|
| Coloured |
194 (30.7%) |
|
|
| White |
1 (0.7%) |
|
χ2 = 219.3 |
| Total |
632 |
598 |
P = 0.000 |
|
Age: |
|
|
|
| 18 – 20 |
87 (13.8%) |
135 (22.5%) |
|
| 21 – 29 |
371(58.7%) |
315 (52.6%) |
|
| 30 – 39 |
163 (25.8%) |
137 (22.9%) |
|
| 40 – 49 |
11 (1.7%) |
11 (1.8%) |
|
| Greater than 50 |
0 (0%) |
1 (0.2%) |
χ2 = 17.3 |
| Total |
632 |
599 |
P = 0.002 |
|
Education: |
|
|
|
| No schooling |
5 (0.8%) |
17 (2.8%) |
|
| Some schooling |
348 (55.2%) |
351 (58.6%) |
|
| Matriculation |
256 (40.6%) |
207 (34.6%) |
|
| Tertiary Education |
22 (3.5%) |
24 (4.0%) |
χ2 = 11.3 |
| Total |
632 |
599 |
P = 0.023 |
|
HIV positive: |
|
|
|
| Yes |
120 (19.0%) |
164 (27.4%) |
χ2 = 24.2 |
| No |
470 (74.3%) |
324 (54.1%) |
P = 0.000 |
| Missing |
42 (6.6%) |
111 (18.5%) |
χ2 excluding |
| Total |
632 |
599 |
missing values |
|
Type of delivery: |
|
|
|
| Normal Vaginal Delivery |
491 (77.7%) |
460 (76.8%) |
|
| Caesarean Section |
141 (22.3%) |
139 (23.2%) |
χ2= 0.14 |
| Total | 632 | 599 | P = 0.71 |
Table 1 provides the demographic characteristics of patient in the sample.