Table 2.
Women’s reasons for preferring adherence clubs or primary care clinics for postpartum ART services, in a subset of women completing questions on the reasons for their choice.
| Adherence clubs |
Primary care clinics |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Reason for choice | n (%) | Reason for choice | n (%) |
| Number of participants who gave reasons for service choice | 44 | Number of participants who gave reasons for service choice | 14 |
| I live closer to the club | 26 (59) | I live closer to the clinic | 14 (100) |
| The club location is further than the clinic, from where I live | 9 (20) | The clinic is further than the clubs venue, from where I live | 0 (0) |
| I prefer to receive care outside of the health facility | 29 (66) | I prefer not to receive care from the community | 5 (36) |
| I want to get peer support | 23 (52) | I don’t want peer support | 6 (43) |
| You have a few appointments in a year | 32 (73) | I want regular check-ups | 9 (64) |
| Visits are short | 41 (93) | I don’t have enough information on clubs | 4 (29) |
| I’m happy to receive my ART care from a counsellor | 35 (80) | I want to see a doctor/nurse frequently | 11 (79) |
| I don’t need to see a doctor/nurse frequently | 17 (39) | I don’t want to receive care from a counsellor | 3 (21) |
| The club is closer to where my baby receives care | 18 (41) | The clinic is closer to where my baby receives care | 10 (71) |
| A friend/family member goes to the club | 2 (5) | A friend/family member goes to the clinic | 4 (29) |