Table 2.
Other characteristics
| Total Births | Health Facility Births | Home Births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 505) | (N = 470) | (N = 35) | |
| Characteristics of mothers | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| HIV-related | |||
| HIV status disclosure | |||
| Disclosed | 490 (97.0) | 458 (97.5) | 32 (91.4) |
| Not disclosed | 15 (3.0) | 12 (2.5) | 3 (8.6) |
| Antiretroviral treatment | |||
| Efavirenz-based | 453 (89.7) | 423 (90.0) | 30 (85.7) |
| Nevirapine-based | 43 (8.5) | 38 (8.1) | 5 (14.3) |
| Protease inhibitor-based | 9 (1.8) | 9 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Viral load count | |||
| < 50 cps/ml | 280 (55.5) | 259 (55.1) | 21 (60.1) |
| 50–400 cps/ml | 79 (15.6) | 73 (15.5) | 6 (17.1) |
| 401–499 cps/ml | 12 (2.4) | 12 (2.6) | 0 (0) |
| > 1000 cps/ml | 32 (6.3) | 30 (6.4) | 2 (5.7) |
| Missing Viral load result | 102 (20.2) | 96 (20.4) | 6 (17.1) |
| Duration of antiretroviral treatment | |||
| ≤ 6 months | 95 (18.8) | 90 (19.2) | 5 (14.3) |
| 7–30 months | 109 (21.5) | 104 (22.1) | 5 (14.3) |
| 31–119 months | 267 (52.8) | 245 (52.1) | 22 (62.8) |
| ≥ 120 months | 34 (6.7) | 31 (6.6) | 3 (8.6) |
| Reproductive-related | |||
| Baseline | |||
| Parity | |||
| 1–4 | 368 (72.9) | 349 (74.3) | 19 (54.3) |
| 5–9 | 137 (27.1) | 121 (25.7) | 16 (45.7) |
| Gestational age (in weeks) | |||
| 20–27 | 263 (52.1) | 244 (51.9) | 19 (54.3) |
| 28–35 | 174 (34.4) | 163 (34.7) | 11 (31.4) |
| ≥ 36 | 68 (13.5) | 63 (13.4) | 5 (14.3) |
| Accompanied to antenatal care | |||
| Not accompanied | 453 (89.7) | 423 (90.0) | 30 (85.7) |
| Accompanied | 52 (10.3) | 47 (10.0) | 5 (14.3) |
| Type of contraceptive used | |||
| None or “safe days” | 258 (51.1) | 237 (50.4) | 21 (60.0) |
| Effective contraception | 247 (48.9) | 233 (49.6) | 14 (40.0) |
| Intention to have baby | |||
| No | 204 (40.4) | 183 (38.9) | 21 (60.0) |
| Yes | 301 (59.6) | 287 (61.1) | 14 (40.0) |
| At Birth / Delivery | |||
| Type of Delivery | |||
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 440 (87.1) | 405 (86.2) | 35 (100.0) |
| Caesarean Section delivery | 65 (12.9) | 65 (13.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Time of onset of labour | |||
| Day time | 231 (45.7) | 219 (46.6) | 12 (34.3) |
| Night time | 274 (54.3) | 251 (53.4) | 23 (65.7) |
| Person who supervised the delivery | |||
| Health worker | 470 (93.0) | 463 (98.5) | 7 (20.0) |
| Non-health worker | 35 (7.0) | 7 (1.5) | 28 (80.0) |
| Person escorting during delivery | |||
| Mother | 93 (18.4) | 89 (18.9) | 4 (11.4) |
| Husband | 125 (24.7) | 111 (23.6) | 14 (40.0) |
| Mother-in-law | 78 (15.5) | 72 (15.3) | 6 (17.1) |
| Sibling | 52 (10.3) | 49 (10.4) | 3 (8.6) |
| Other | 157 (31.1) | 149 (31.7) | 8 (22.9) |
| Mother’s adherence to antiretroviral drugs in the past 7 days | |||
| Did not adhere | 153 (30.3) | 148 (31.5) | 5 (14.3) |
| Adhered | 352 (69.7) | 322 (68.5) | 30 (85.7) |