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

Table 2. Reported uptake of antenatal care and HIV-testing in the random community sample.

Population Random community sample Those who accessed ANC with negative or unknown HIV status
(n = 405) (n = 362)
Uptake of Service No ANC ANC No HIV Test HIV Tested
n(%) or med (IQR) n(%) or med (IQR) p-value n(%) or med (IQR) n(%) or med (IQR) p-value
26 (6.4) 379 (93.6) 48 (13.3) 314 (86.7)
Demographic Information
Age 27 (23–32) 25 (22–30) 0.17 24.5 (22–28) 25 (22–30) 0.62
Years of residence in village 9 (4–13) 7 (3.5–11.3) 0.34 7 (3.5–10.3) 7 (3.3–11.5) 0.91
Marital status 0.63 0.23
Married monogamous 22 (84.6) 296 (78.1) 34 (70.8) 250 (79.6)
Married polygamous 3 (11.5) 57 (15.0) 12 (25.0) 43 (13.7)
Single 0 (0.0) 17 (4.5) 2 (4.2) 15 (4.8)
Widowed 1 (3.9) 9 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 6 (1.9)
Occupation 0.62 0.03
Unemployed 6 (23.1) 65 (17.2) 15 (31.3) 47 (15.0)
Housewife 11 (42.3) 152 (40.2) 17 (35.4) 129 (41.2)
Employed 9 (34.6) 161 (42.6) 16 (33.3) 137 (43.8)
Completed primary education 3 (12.0) 181 (47.9) <0.001 19 (39.6) 154 (49.2) 0.28
Cattle ownership (≥1 in household) 13 (50.0) 179 (47.5) 0.84 16 (33.3) 154 (49.4) 0.04
Mobile phone (≥1 in household) 15 (57.7) 274 (72.5) 0.12 24 (50.0) 236 (75.4) <0.001
Roof type 1.00 0.06
Grass 19 (73.1) 269 (71.2) 40 (83.3) 217 (69.3)
Corrugated iron sheet or better 7 (26.9) 109 (28.8) 8 (16.7) 96 (30.7)
Pregnancy Information
Number of times pregnant 5 (4–7) 4 (3–6) 0.001 3 (3–4.5) 4 (3–6) 0.23
HIV Testing
Partner tested for HIV 16 (36.4) 179 (60.3) 0.003
Partner HIV positive (among tested) 1 (6.7) 19 (11.0) 1.00
Knowledge and Beliefs *
Is there any way to prevent HIV 15 (60.0) 283 (75.1) 0.10 29 (61.7) 240 (76.7) 0.03
Pregnant women can give HIV to baby 14 (56.0) 247 (65.3) 0.39 28 (59.6) 205 (65.3) 0.51
Can prevent MTCT of HIV 10 (71.4) 200 (81.3) 0.48 16 (34.0) 171 (54.6) 0.01

* % women answering agree/yes to knowledge questions.

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