Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of Black mothers living with HIV (N = 690)
| Characteristic | Port Harcourt (N = 400) |
Miami (N = 201) |
Ottawa (N = 89) |
All Sites (N = 690) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (μ ± SD) | 34.7 ± 5.7 | 32.4 ± 5.8 | 36.6 ± 6.4 | 34.3 ± 5.9 |
| Years since HIV diagnosis (μ ± SD) | 6.3 ± 3.5 | 11.4 ± 7.2 | 12.7 ± 6.4 | 8.1 ± 5.6 |
| Persons in household (Mdn; IQR; range) | 4; 2; 1–11 | 3; 2; 1–9 | 4; 3; 1–6 | 4; 2; 1–11 |
| Number of children (Mdn; IQR; range) | 2; 2; 1–8 | 2; 2; 1–4 | 2; 2; 1–5 | 2; 2; 1–8 |
| Number of children born after HIV diagnosis (Mdn; IQR; range) | 1; 1; 1–5 | 1; 1; 1–3 | 2; 1; 1–3 | 1; 1; 1–5 |
| Mothers on HIV treatment: n (%) | 399 (99.8) | 187 (97.4) | 50 (96.2) | 636 (98.8) |
| Married: n (%) | 340 (85.2) | 121 (60.8) | 29 (33.3) | 490 (71.5) |
| Completed at least secondary education: n (%) | 352 (89.3) | 196 (98.5) | 84 (95.5) | 632 (92.8) |
| Employed full or part time: n (%) | 321 (88.2) | 70 (35.2) | 60 (67.4) | 451 (69.2) |
μ Mean, IQR Interquartile range, Mdn Median, SD Standard deviation