Table 1.
Background characteristics of study participants
|
Characteristics |
HIV-Positive Women |
Male Partners |
CHWs |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
|
Total |
17 |
100 |
12 |
100 |
12 |
100 |
| Mean age (in years) |
26 |
– |
33 |
– |
42 |
– |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Primary school |
9 |
53 |
7 |
58 |
2 |
17 |
| Secondary or more |
8 |
47 |
5 |
42 |
10 |
83 |
| Mobile phone access |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sole owner |
8 |
47 |
4 |
33 |
8 |
67 |
| Shared |
6 |
35 |
6 |
50 |
2 |
17 |
| None |
3 |
18 |
2 |
17 |
2 |
17 |
| Ever received SMS text |
15 |
88 |
10 |
83 |
10 |
83 |
| Ever sent SMS text | 12 | 71 | 9 | 75 | 10 | 83 |