TABLE 1.

Characteristics of women initiated on antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy at four eThekwini district community health centres during FY10/11 (n = 610) and FY13/14 (n = 855).

Variable	FY10/11		FY13/14
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Maternal age at first ANC visit
< 18 years	14	2	19	2
18–24 years	146	24	231	27
25–29 years	220	36	281	33
30–34 years	154	25	204	24
≥ 35 years	76	12	120	14
Gravid state
First pregnancy	159	26	185	22
Two pregnancies or more	451	74	670	78
Gestational age at first ANC visit
Before 20 weeks	235	39	494	58
After 20 weeks	375	61	361	42
CD4 cell count	0	0
< 200	248	41	205	24
200–350	361	59	623	73
> 350	1	0	27	3
Clinical staging
Stage 1	44	7	333	39
Stage 2	485	80	404	47
Stage 3	81	13	118	14
Previous PMTCT
Yes	104	17	268	31
No	506	83	587	69
HIV status known at ANC booking
Yes	152	25	360	42
No	458	75	495	58
Days from first ANC booking to ART initiation
< 7days	4	1	642	75
7–14 days	70	11	155	18
15–30 days	231	38	37	4
31–90 days	280	46	21	2
> 90 days	25	4	0	0
Gestational age at ART initiation
First trimester	2	0	137	16
Second trimester	404	66	640	75
Third trimester	204	33	78	9
Point of ART initiation
ART clinic	610	100	29	3
ANC clinic	0	0	826	97

ANC, antenatal care; ART, antiretroviral therapy; PMTCT, prevention of mother-to-child transmission; FY, financial year; CD4, cluster of differentiation 4.