Table 2. Baseline characteristics of study sample (n = 138).
| Characteristic | Unit or response | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Pregnancy and PMTCT* characteristics | ||
| Estimated gestational age at first recorded PMTCT drug collection (weeks) | Median (IQR*) | 22 (16–26) |
| Gravidity | Median (IQR) | 2 (2–3) |
| Parity | Median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) |
| CD4 count at first recorded PMTCT* drug collection (cells/mm3) | Median (IQR) | 378 (252–523) |
| CD4 count category at first recorded PMTCT drug collection (cells/mm3) | Missing | 24 (17%) |
| <200 | 17 (12%) | |
| 201–350 | 35 (26%) | |
| >350 | 62 (45%) | |
| Source of data on delivery date | Clinic or delivery facility records | 104 (75%) |
| Imputed from gestational age at booking | 34 (25%) | |
| Personal and household characteristics | ||
| Age | Median (IQR) | 28 (24–32) |
| Housing type | Independent house | 14 (10%) |
| Single room in shared accommodation | 64 (46%) | |
| Informal dwelling/shack | 60 (44%) | |
| Duration living there | < 1 year | 44 (32%) |
| 1–5 years | 45 (33%) | |
| >5 years | 49 (35%) | |
| HIV diagnosis | Ever tested before today | 125 (91%) |
| Positive results before today | 44 (32%) | |
| Diagnosed first time today | 94 (69%) | |
| Other HIV-positive individual in household | N, % | 22 (16%) |
| Other individual on ART in household | N, % | 21 (32%) |
| Marital status | Single | 1 (1%) |
| Long-term partner | 107 (77%) | |
| Married | 29 (21%) | |
| Widowed | 1 (1%) | |
| Employment status | Formal job | 26 (19%) |
| Informal work | 16 (11%) | |
| Unemployed, seeking work | 80 (58%) | |
| Unemployed, not seeking work | 16 (12%) | |
| Getting to the clinic | Group (minibus) taxi | 30 (22%) |
| Walking | 106 (77%) | |
| Private car | 2 (1%) | |
| Incurred any transport cost | 32 (23%) | |
| If any transport cost, median (IQR) cost each way (Rand) | 8 (8–8) | |
* PMTCT—prevention of mother to child transmission; IQR—interquartile range