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. 2014 Oct 31;9(10):e110110. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110110

Table 1. Population and Sample.

Participant Characteristic Community Sample HIV+ Mothers *
(n = 405) (n = 216)
n(%) or median (IQR) n(%) or median (IQR)
Demographic Information
Age 25 (22–30) 29 (25–32)
Years of residence in village 7.2 (3.5–12) 9.5 (5–14)
Marital status
Married monogamous 318 (78.5) 159 (73.6)
Married polygamous 60 (14.8) 35 (16.2)
Single 17 (4.2) 7 (3.2)
Widowed 10 (2.5) 15 (6.9)
Occupation
Unemployed 71 (17.5) 39 (18.1)
Housewife 163 (40.3) 98 (45.4)
Salaried job or small business 170 (42.0) 77 (35.7)
Completed primary education 184 (45.4) 112 (51.9)
Cattle ownership (≥in household) 192 (47.4) 89 (41.2)
Mobile phone ownership (≥in household) 289 (71.4) 152 (70.4)
Roof type
Grass 288 (71.1) 120 (55.6)
Corrugated iron sheet or better 116 (28.6) 96 (44.4)
Pregnancy Information
Number of times pregnant 4 (3–6) 4 (3–6)
Any antenatal care last pregnancy 379 (93.6) 209 (96.8)
Number of ANC visits 3 (2–4) 3 (3–4)
Timing of first ANC visit (months pregnant) 5 (4–6) 5 (4–6)
Transport time to ANC (hours) 1 (0.5–1.5) 1 (0.5–1.5)
HIV Testing
HIV tested last pregnancy 340 (84.0)
HIV test at first ANC visit (among those tested) 304 (89.4)
Tested at government facility (among those tested) (86.2)
Delivery Care
Delivery care
Skilled attendant (nurse, doctor or midwife) 176 (43.5) 101 (46.8)
Unskilled attendant (family member or traditional birth attendant) 145 (35.8) 67 (31.0)
No assistance 45 (20.0) 45 (20.8)
Vaginal delivery (no instruments) 383 (95.3) 203 (94.0)
Knowledge and Beliefs
Is there any way to prevent HIV (yes) 298 (73.6) 192 (88.9)
Can pregnant women give HIV to baby (yes) 261 (64.4) 172 (79.6)
Can ARVs prevent MTCT of HIV (yes) 210 (51.9) 158 (73.2)

*Includes 43 mothers from community sample and 173 mothers from HBTC.

Women who delivered an infant in the previous year and resided in the Demographic Health and Surveillance System Area, Nyanza Province, Kenya (2011).