Table 1 Characteristics of the study population at baseline (N = 2650)
Characteristic | n | weighted % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Caregiver | ||
Mother | 2607 | 97.6 (96.7–98.3) |
Other | 43 | 2.4 (1.7–3.3) |
Mother’s age~ | ||
13–24 years | 681 | 23.3 (21.5–25.2) |
25–34 years | 1480 | 58.2 (56.0–60.3) |
35–50 years | 482 | 18.1 (16.5–19.7) |
Education~ | ||
Grade 7 and below | 525 | 18.8 (17.3–20.5) |
Grade 8 and above | 2121 | 81.0 (79.4–82.5) |
Marital status~ | ||
Married/cohabit | 648 | 22.0 (20.4–23.7) |
Single/widow/divorced | 2000 | 78.0 (76.3–79.6) |
Ever Breastfed~ | ||
Yes | 1880 | 72.7 (70.9–74.5) |
No | 702 | 27.3 (25.5–29.1) |
Disclosure of HIV mother’s statusa | ||
Yes | 2087 | 76.5 (74.6–78.3) |
No | 455 | 17.4 (15.9–19.1) |
Unknown | 108 | 6.1 (5.0–7.4) |
Discriminated against regarding HIV statusa | ||
Yes | 220 | 8.6 (7.5–9.9) |
No | 2322 | 85.3 (83.6–86.9) |
Unknown | 108 | 6.1 (5.0–7.4) |
Knows MTCT modesa | ||
Yes | 2327 | 88.6 (87.2–89.8) |
No | 87 | 3.3 (2.6–4.2) |
Unknown | 236 | 8.2 (7.1–9.3) |
Mother on ART by 6 weeksa | ||
Yes | 1445 | 52.3 (50.2–54.4) |
No | 1083 | 41.1 (39.1–43.2) |
Unknown | 122 | 6.6 (5.5–7.9) |
Infant on NVP by 6 weeksa | ||
Yes | 2329 | 85.6 (84.0–87.1) |
No | 114 | 4.5 (3.7–5.5) |
Unknown | 207 | 9.9 (8.5–11.3) |
Infant birth weight~ | ||
< 2.5 kg | 374 | 13.9 (12.5–15.4) |
2.5 kg + | 2208 | 86.1 (84.6–87.5) |
Infant hospitalised~ | ||
Yes | 123 | 5.1 (4.2–6.1) |
No | 2525 | 94.9 (93.9–95.8) |
Travel to facility | ||
Own car | 99 | 3.6 (2.9–4.4) |
Walked < 30 min | 1182 | 41.4 (39.4–43.4) |
Walked > 30 min | 283 | 10.4 (9.2–11.8) |
Public transport < 30 min | 872 | 35.7 (33.7–37.8) |
Public transport > 30 min | 214 | 8.9 (7.7–10.2) |
SESb | ||
Highest | 557 | 21.1 (19.4–22.8) |
High | 459 | 16.9 (15.4–18.5) |
Middle | 540 | 19.9 (18.4–21.6) |
Low | 543 | 20.5 (18.9–22.3) |
Lowest | 551 | 21.5 (19.9–23.3) |
Province | ||
WC | 246 | 6.5 (5.7–7.4) |
NW | 221 | 6.9 (6.0–7.8) |
NC | 84 | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) |
MP | 315 | 9.6 (8.6–10.7) |
LP | 266 | 9.3 (8.2–10.5) |
KZN | 442 | 26.8 (24.8–28.9) |
GP | 524 | 24.3 (22.5–26.2) |
FS | 275 | 5.2 (4.6–5.9) |
EC | 277 | 10.0 (8.9–11.2) |