Table 2. Baseline characteristics of HIV positive pregnant women who declined to participated in the study (N = 41) by health facility.
| Characteristic | Health Facility | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luwero HC IV | Mityana GH | Masaka RRH | Total number (%) | |
| (n = 33, 80.5%) | (n = 5, 12.2%) | (n = 3, 7.3%) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 24 (20–27) | 27 (22–29) | 20 (20–32) | 24 (20–27) |
| 15–24 | 18 (54.5) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (66.7) | 22 (53.7) |
| 25–29 | 11 (33.3) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (31.7) |
| 30–44 | 4 (12.1) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (33.3) | 6 (14.6) |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
| Highest level of education completed | ||||
| Primary or below | 22 (66.7) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (66.7) | 26 (63.4) |
| Secondary or above | 11 (33.3) | 3 (60.0) | 1 (33.3) | 15 (36.6) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 28 (84.9) | 5 (100.0) | 1 (33.3) | 34 (82.9) |
| Never married | 2 (6.1) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (66.7) | 4 (9.8) |
| Widowed/separated | 3 (9.1) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (7.3) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Peasant farmer | 6 (18.2) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (33.3) | 8 (19.5) |
| Business/commercial | 7 (21.2) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (33.3) | 8 (19.5) |
| Casual worker | 5 (15.2) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 5 (12.2) |
| Not employed | 2 (6.1) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.9) |
| Housewife | 12 (36.4) | 3 (60.0) | 1 (33.3) | 16 (39.0) |
| Others | 1 (3.03) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.9) |
| ART Initiation status | ||||
| Within past 4 weeks | 8 (24.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (19.5) |
| ART naive | 25 (75.8) | 5 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 33 (80.5) |