Table 1. Baseline characteristics at enrolment of study participants (N = 113).

Characteristics	n	%
Age, median (IQR)	25 [21–30]
Adolescents1	18	15.93
Gestational age, median (IQR)2	22 [17–24]
3rd trimester	10	8.85
Primigravidae	23	20.35
Number of previous pregnancies, median (IQR)	2 [1–3]
Illiteracy3	33	29.20
HIV-1 RNA (copies/mL) median (IQR)	35660 [9821–118467]
Detectable HIV-1 RNA 4	109	96.46
CD4+ T-cell counts (cell/mm3), median (IQR)	342 [196–559]
CD4+ T-cell counts <350 cell/mm3	44	38.94
Previously on antiretroviral therapy	35	30.97

¹ Age<19 years

² Gestational age calculated from fundal height

³ Not being able to read and/or write

⁴ HIV-1 RNA>400 copies/ml