Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics and antenatal depressive symptoms
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Number of mothers | 623 |
| Age in years – median [IQR] | 28 [24, 32] |
| Ethnicity – Black/African | 620 (99.5) |
| Educational attainment | |
| Primary/some secondary | 457 (73) |
| Completed secondary/any tertiary | 166 (27) |
| Current employment | 386 (62) |
| Unemployed | 237 (38) |
| Employed | |
| Poverty level (assets + employment) | |
| Most disadvantaged | 226 (36) |
| Moderately disadvantaged | 205 (33) |
| Least disadvantaged | 192 (31) |
| Relationship status | |
| Single | 367 (59) |
| Married/cohabiting | 256 (41) |
| Primigravida | 111 (18) |
| Median gestation in weeks at enrolment [IQR] | 20 [16, 26] |
| Pregnancy intention | |
| Unintended | 439 (70) |
| Intended | 184 (30) |
| Time of HIV diagnosis | |
| Before this pregnancy | 280 (45) |
| During this pregnancy | 343 (55) |
| HIV viral load at start of antenatal care | |
| Median [IQR; log10 copies/mL] | 4.0 [3.4, 4.6] |
| <50 copies/mL | 23 (4) |
| 50–1,000 copies/mL | 76 (12) |
| 1,001–10,000 copies/mL | 216 (35) |
| 10,001–100,000 copies/mL | 238 (38) |
| >100,000 copies/mL | 70 (11) |
| CD4 cell count at start of antenatal care (n=607) | |
| Median [IQR; cells/μL] | 343 [235, 507] |
| ≤200 cells/μL | 110(18) |
| 201–350 cells/μL | 206 (34) |
| 351–500 cells/μL | 135 (22) |
| >500 cells/μL | 156 (26) |
| Taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) at time of second antenatal visit | 524 (84) |
| Median [IQR] time on ART in days | 16 [14, 22] |
| Antenatal depressive symptoms (EPDS) | |
| Median score [IQR] | 4 [1, 8] |
| Above threshold ≥10 | 121 (19) |
| Above threshold ≥13 | 67 (11) |