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. 2021 May 24;18(5):e1003650. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003650

Table 1. Participant baseline characteristics.

Overall Control One-way Two-way
n (%) or median (IQR)
Sociodemographic
Age (years) 824 27 (23–31) 277 27 (23–31) 271 28 (23–30) 276 27 (23–31)
<8 years of education 822 162 (19.7%) 277 54 (19.5%) 269 54 (20.1%) 276 54 (19.6%)
Monthly household income (KES) 527 8,000 (4,000–15,000) 177 7,000 (4,000–15,000) 171 7,000 (3,200–15,000) 179 9,000 (3,000–15,000)
Married/cohabiting 823 694 (84.2%) 276 233 (84.4%) 271 230 (84.9%) 276 231 (83.7%)
Employed 822 418 (50.7%) 276 159 (57.4%) 271 126 (46.5%) 275 133 (48.2%)
Shares phone 824 245 (29.7%) 277 87 (31.4%) 271 77 (28.4%) 276 81 (29.3%)
Can read SMS unassisted 824 808 (98.1%) 277 273 (98.6%) 271 264 (97.8%) 276 271 (97.8%)
Can write SMS unassisted 824 775 (94.1%) 277 260 (93.9%) 271 261 (96.3%) 276 254 (92.0%)
Obstetric
Primigravida 824 115 (14.0%) 277 26 (9.4%) 271 40 (14.8%) 276 49 (17.8%)
Pregnancy intended 821 452 (55.1%) 275 149 (54.2%) 271 145 (53.5%) 275 158 (57.5%)
Gestational age (weeks) 817 24.3 (18.3–29.6) 274 24.7 (19.8–30.3) 271 24.6 (18.1–28.9) 272 23.3 (17.9–29.6)
HIV/ART
Time since HIV diagnosis (years) 820 2.00 (0.08–5.00) 242 2.00 (0.08–5.00) 271 2.00 (0.08–5.00) 275 2.00 (0.08–5.00)
On ART 824 764 (92.7%) 277 258 (93.1%) 271 249 (91.9%) 276 257 (93.1%)
Time since ART start (years) 819 1.00 (0.02–3.21) 274 0.62 (0.01–2.64) 270 1.24 (0.04–3.36) 275 1.10 (0.01–3.42)
On ART ≥4 months 824 470 (57.0%) 277 149 (53.8%) 271 161 (59.4%) 276 160 (58.0%)
HIV status disclosed to partner 806 662 (81.1%) 271 218 (80.4%) 264 224 (84.8%) 271 220 (81.2%)
ART regimen 771 251 259 261
    AZT + 3TC + NVP 45 (5.8%) 12 (4.8%) 15 (5.8%) 18 (6.9%)
    AZT + 3TC + EFV 4 (0.5%) 1 (0.4%) 3 (1.2%) 0 (0.0%)
    TDF + 3TC + LPV/r 12 (1.6%) 4 (1.6%) 1 (0.4%) 7 (2.7%)
    TDF + 3TC + NVP 107 (13.9%) 35 (13.9%) 35 (13.5%) 37 (14.2%)
    TDF + 3TC + EFV 566 (73.4%) 190 (75.7%) 190 (73.4%) 186 (71.3%)
    TDF + FTC + EFV 3 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (0.8%) 0 (0.0%)
    Other 34 (4.4%) 8 (3.2%) 13 (5.0%) 13 (5.0%)
VL ≥1,000 at enrollment
    Total 824 244 (29.6%) 277 81 (29.2%) 271 75 (27.7%) 276 88 (31.9%)
    Established ART (≥4 months) 470 61 (13.0%) 149 15 (10.1%) 161 21 (13.0%) 160 25 (15.6%)
    New ART (<4 months) 349 180 (51.6%) 125 64 (51.2%) 109 53 (48.6%) 115 63 (54.8%)
CD4 at enrollment 697 473 (333–632) 235 454 (334–601) 229 495 (350–662) 233 456 (306–612)
Adherence characteristics
IMB score 551 77.3 (73.3–82.7) 188 77.3 (73.3–82.7) 180 77.3 (72.0–82.7) 183 77.3 (73.3–82.7)
    Information (ART literacy) 695 85.0 (75.0–95.0) 234 85.0 (75.0–95.0) 226 80.0 (75.0–95.0) 235 85.0 (80.0–95.0)
    Motivation (to take ART) 695 60.0 (40.0–80.0) 232 60.0 (45.0–80.0) 227 60.0 (40.0–80.0) 236 60.0 (45.0–80.0)
    Behavior skills (for adherence) 584 80.0 (77.1–91.4) 202 80.0 (77.1–90.7) 191 82.9 (77.1–94.3) 191 80.0 (75.7–88.6)

ART, antiretroviral therapy; AZT, Zidovudine; EFV, Efavirenz, IMB, information–motivation–behavior skills; IQR, interquartile range; LPV/r, Lopinavir/Ritonavir; NVP, Nevirapine; SMS, short message service; TDF, tenofovir; VL, viral load.