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).