Table 2.

Characteristics of post-partum, HIV-infected mothers during each phase of improvement

Characteristic	Total	Phase 0	Phase 1	Phase 2
	N=791	N=144	N=479	N=168
Median Maternal Age (Years, IQR)	22 (19–27)	23 (20–28)	22 (19–26)	23 (20–27)
Median Number of Children (IQR)	1 (1–3)	1 (1–3)	1 (1–2)	2 (1–3)
Maternal Occupation, %
Agriculture	78.0	77.1	74.8	87.5
Job outside home	11.0	9.2	12.2	9.4
Student	11.0	13.8	13.0	3.1
Distance from Hospital, %
< 10 km	82.4	87.2	85.3	70.5
≥ 10 km	17.6	12.8	14.7	29.5
Mother on cART, %	19.2	18.2	15.7	30.8

Phase 0 (baseline): June 1—September 11, 2009

Phase 1 improvement: September 12, 2009—August 20, 2010

Phase 2 improvement: August 21—December 31, 2010

cART = combination antiretroviral therapy