Table 5.

Cumulative Baseline characteristics of women included in the study

	Total	Percent	Pregnant	Percent	Lactating	Percent	P- value (Chi-square)
N	1269		1094	86%	175	14%
Health Zone
Central West	272	21%	223	20%	49	28%	0.07
South East	585	46%	512	47%	73	42%
South West	412	32%	359	33%	53	30%
Age
15–21	266	21%	224	20%	42	24%	0.30
22–28	488	38%	419	38%	69	39%
29–35	406	32%	355	32%	51	29%
> 36	103	8%	94	9%	9	5%
Missing	6	0.5%	2	0.2%	4	2%
Months pre- or postnatal at enrolment
< 3 months			370	34%	42	24%
3–6 months			582	53%	22	13%
> 6 months			47	4%	51	29%
Missing			97	9%	61	35%
WHO Stage at ART initiation
Stage 1 (asymptomatic)	1211	95%	1044	95%	167	95%	0.12
Stage 2	13	1%	13	1%
Stage 3	10	1%	7	1%	3	2%
Stage 4	-		-		-
Missing	35	3%	30	3%	5	3%
Marital Status
Never married	21	2%	16	1%	5	3%	0.001
Maried Monogamous	1068	84%	942	86%	124	71%
Maried Polygamous	110	9%	96	9%	13	7%
Divorced	49	4%	27	2%	22	13%
Widowed	17	1%	7	1%	10	6%
Missing	7	1%	6	1%	1	1%
Currently having a sexual partner
Yes	1193	94%	1053	96%	140	80%	0.001
No	60	5%	29	3%	31	18%
Missing	16	r 1%	12	r 1%	4	2%
Current sexual partner living in catchment area
Yes	994	83%	878	83%	116	83%	0.43
No	133	11%	118	11%	14	10%
Missing	66	6%	57	5%	10	7%
Enrollment period
01Oct-31Dec’13	108	9%	94	9%	14	8%	0.67
01lan-31Mar’14	551	43%	468	43%	83	47%
01Apr-30Jun’14	417	33%	362	33%	55	31%
01lul -30Sep’14	186	15%	163	15%	23	13%
01Oct-31Dec’14	7	1%	7	1%
Follow up time from Enrolment to Study End
20–23 months	47	4%	40	4%	7	4%	0.37
24–27 months	467	37%	411	38%	56	32%
28–32 months	755	59%	643	59%	112	64%