Table 5.
Distribution of selected characteristics of the study sample at the facility, primary cohort, and mother level
| Pre implementation | Post implementation | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | ||
| Facility-level characteristics | |||||
| Total facilities in study | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| Total facilities with facility survey | 12 | 10 | 14 | 11 | |
| Proportion with frequent stockouts of DBS in the past 12 months (%, 95% CI) | 0 | 0 | 7.1 (−8.3, 22.6) | 9.1 (−11.2, 29.3) | 0.9 |
| Proportion with an NGO is working in the catchment area (%, 95% CI) | 91.7 (73.3, 110.0) | 100 (100,100) | 100 (100,100) | 100 (100,100) | 0.4 |
| Child cohort characteristics | |||||
| Total facilities | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| Total children | 166 | 415 | 224 | 368 | |
| Average number of children per facility (mean, 95% CI) |
11.9 (2.6, 21.1) Min: 1 Max: 52 |
37.7 (−1.6, 77.1) Min: 2 Max: 195 |
16.0 (5.9, 26.1) Min: 1 Max: 56 |
33.5 (−3.3, 70.2) Min: 2 Max: 192 |
0.1 |
| Proportion of children born within specific month (facility-aggregated average, 95% CI) | |||||
| November birth | 12.3 (1.8, 22.9) | 15.0 (5.3, 24.6) | 25.6 (10.8, 40.5) | 14.3 (4.3, 24.3) | 0.05 |
| December birth | 36.3 (23.8, 48.7) | 32.5 (19.6, 45.4) | 22.9 (13.2, 32.5) | 29.8 (12.0, 47.5) | 0.4 |
| January birth | 27.9 (12.6, 43.2) | 22.9 (10.8, 35.0) | 24.6 (14.2, 34.9) | 27.3 (14.0, 40.7) | 0.5 |
| February birth | 23.5 (6.7, 40.2) | 29.6 (14.3, 45.0) | 26.9 (10.4, 43.4) | 28.5 (10.7, 46.3) | 0.8 |
| Mean age in days at 6–10-week HIV test | 52.0 (47.2, 56.7) | 49.7 (46.2, 53.9) | 56.4 (51.1, 61.7) | 49.0 (45.0, 52.9) | 0.2 |
| Proportion of girls within facility | 48.9 (29.6, 68.2) | 49.7 (41.7, 57.6) | 44.5 (36.3, 52.7) | 61.5 (50.8, 72.1) | 0.2 |
| Mother characteristics | |||||
| Total facility | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| Average number of interviews per facility | 6.9 (3.9, 9.9) | 10.7 (7.5, 13.9) | 13.7 (10.7, 16.7) | 11.9 (8.5, 15.4) | 0.02 |
| Over the age of 40 years | 6.0 (0.16, 11.9) | 12.8 (3.8, 21.8) | 7.5 (1.4, 13.6) | 13.1 (5.3, 21.0) | 0.7 |
| Currently married | 84.0 (74.9, 93.1) | 88.1 (81.4, 94.7) | 77.6 (69.1, 86.1) | 83.2 (75.2, 91.2) | 0.6 |
| On HIV therapy for 1 year | 68.9 (49.6, 88.2) | 78.4 (69.1, 87.8) | 71.7 (64.3, 79.0) | 78.7 (65.5, 91.8) | 1.0 |
CI confidence interval, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, NGO non-governmental organization