Table 2. Maternal and child health and HIV health-seeking behavior+.
| Kenya | Uganda | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 59 N (%) | n = 73 N (%) | n = 132 N (%) | |
| Mother attended ANC | |||
| Yes | 47 (79.7) | 63 (86.3) | 110 (83.3) |
| No | 10 (17.0) | 8 (11.0) | 18 (13.6) |
| Unknown | 2 (3.4) | 2 (2.7) | 4 (3.0) |
| Mother received HIV test in ANC | n = 47 | n = 63 | n = 110 |
| Yes | 40 (85.1) | 53 (84.1) | 93 (84.5) |
| No-known HIV-positive* | 4 (8.5) | 3 (4.8) | 7 (6.4) |
| No-not offered | 1 (2.1) | 7 (11.1) | 8 (7.3) |
| Unknown | 2 (4.3) | 0 | 2 (1.8) |
| Mother’s HIV test result in ANC | n = 40 | n = 53 | n = 93 |
| HIV-positive | 14 (35.0) | 16 (30.2) | 30 (32.3) |
| HIV-negative | 24 (60.0) | 36 (67.9) | 60 (64.5) |
| Unknown | 2 (5.0) | 1 (1.9) | 3 (3.2) |
| Mother received ARVs during ANC | n = 20 | n = 21 | n = 41 |
| Yes–ARV prophylaxis | 10 (50.0) | 5 (23.8) | 15 (36.6) |
| Yes–ART to be taken for life | 3 (15.0) | 6 (28.6) | 9 (22.0) |
| No | 7 (35.0) | 10 (47.6) | 17 (41.5) |
| Of those who did not receive ARVs, why not? | n = 7 | n = 10 | n = 17 |
| Never offered by health facility | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Did not attend clinic^ | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Mother received ARVs during delivery/breastfeeding | n = 21 | n = 35 | n = 56 |
| Yes–ARV prophylaxis | 12 (57.1) | 6 (17.1) | 18 (32.1) |
| Yes–ART to be taken for life | 2 (9.5) | 21 (60.0) | 23 (41.1) |
| No | 7 (33.3) | 8 (22.9) | 15 (26.8) |
| Of those who did not receive ARVs, why not? | n = 7 | n = 8 | n = 15 |
| Never offered by health facility | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Delivered child at home | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mother refused to accept HIV+ status (in denial) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stopped taking her drugs | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Facility delivery of child | n = 73 | n = 99 | n = 172 |
| Yes | 39 (53.4) | 59 (59.6) | 98 (57.0) |
| No | 28 (38.4) | 35 (35.4) | 63 (36.6) |
| Unknown | 6 (8.2) | 5 (5.1) | 11 (6.4) |
+With the exception of facility delivery, only the responses of the biological mother or father are reported in this section.
*In Kenya, there were six mothers in total who were known to be HIV-positive prior to the pregnancy, but two did not attend ANC. In Uganda, there were five mothers in total who were known to be HIV-positive prior to the pregnancy, but two did not attend ANC.
^One woman in Uganda who did not attend ANC cited religious reasons for not receiving ARVs during ANC.