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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Factors affecting adherence to antiretroviral therapy among pregnant women in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Variables

Frequency (n = 1709)

Percentage

Marital Status

 Married

312

18.3

 Single

1187

69.5

 Co-habiting

186

10.9

 Divorce/Separated

24

1.4

Place of Residence

 Rural

585

34.2

 Semi-urban

792

46.3

 Urban

332

19.4

Educational Level

 No formal education

5

0.3

 Grade 1–6

115

6.7

 Grade 7–12

1479

86.5

 Tertiary

110

6.4

Employment status

 Unemployed

1277

74.7

 Employed

432

25.3

Smoking status

 Smoked during pregnancy

100

5.9

 Quit smoking during pregnancy

80

4.7

 Never smoked

1529

89.5

Alcohol use

 Drank during pregnancy

235

13.8

 Quit drinking during pregnancy

431

25.2

 Never drank alcohol

1043

61.0

aTrimester at booking

 First

110

6.8

 Second

1177

73.2

 Third

322

20.0

Status at first visit

 Positive

1382

80.9

 Negative

94

5.5

 Unknown

233

13.6

On ART at booking

998

58.4

  1. ART antiretroviral therapy, aIncomplete data on trimester at booking (n = 100)