Table 2.
Characteristics of participants in the CareConekta cohort in Gugulethu, South Africa (n=193)
| Patient characteristic | Total |
| Age, median (IQR) | 32 (28–36) |
| Age, n (%) | |
| 18–25 years | 24 (12.4) |
| 25–29 years | 43 (22.3) |
| 30–34 years | 68 (35.2) |
| 35 years and older | 58 (30.1) |
| Highest level of education attained, n (%) | |
| Primary school or less | 10 (5.2) |
| Some secondary school | 104 (53.9) |
| Completed secondary school | 68 (35.2) |
| Any tertiary education | 11 (5.7) |
| Currently employed, n (%) | |
| No | 117 (60.6) |
| Yes | 76 (39.4) |
| Median salary among employed, median (IQR) | R4000 (3200–5000) |
| Time since last employed, among unemployed (n=117), n (%) | |
| Less than 6 months ago | 19 (16.2) |
| 6 months to 1 year ago | 33 (28.2) |
| More than 1 year ago | 53 (45.3) |
| Never employed | 12 (10.3) |
| On antiretroviral therapy (ART) prior first antenatal visit | |
| No | 45 (23.3) |
| Yes | 141 (73.1) |
| Missing data | 7 (3.6) |
| Duration on ART (in months) at first antenatal visit, among those who initiated ART prior to first antenatal visit (n=141), median (IQR) | 53.3 (24.6–88.9) |
| Weeks gestation at first antenatal visit, median (IQR) | 20 (13–25) |
| Weeks gestation at first antenatal visit, n (%) | |
| ≤20 weeks gestation | 99 (51.3) |
| >20 weeks gestation | 87 (45.1) |
| Missing data | 7 (3.6) |
| Participant has other living children | |
| No | 34 (17.6) |
| Yes | 159 (82.8) |
| Number of living children, among those reporting other living children (n=159), median (IQR) | 2 (1–2) |