The effects of revised peer-counselor support on the PMTCT cascade of care: results from a cluster-randomized trial in Kenya (the EMMA study)

Table 1 Baseline characteristics for mothers enrolled in the study

	Standard Care Arm		Intervention Arm
Analyzed (number)	151		158
Characteristics at baseline	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Age
18 to 29	90	60%	74	47%
30 to 39	51	34%	75	47%
40 +	8	5%	5	3%
missing	2	1%	4	3%
Delivered in a health facility
Yes	122	81%	124	78%
No	11	7%	11	7%
missing	18	12%	23	15%
Weeks gestation^a
Less than 20 weeks	32	21%	29	18%
20 to < 30 weeks	63	42%	57	36%
30 + weeks	50	33%	62	39%
missing	6	4%	10	6%
Treatment status when presenting for prenatal care
Naïve (not yet on ART)	45	30%	27	17%
Experienced (on ART)	106	70%	131	83%
Baseline viral load if treatment experienced at enrollment^b	106		131
No test in window	36	34%	71	54%
VL > 1000 copies/ml	2	2%	3	2%
VL ≤ 1000 copies/ml	68	64%	57	44%
Mentor Mothers new at site
Yes	39	26%	56	35%
No	112	74%	102	65%
Study enrollment during nurses’ strike
Yes	112	74%	130	82%
No	39	26%	28	18%
Study follow up period during nurse strike
Yes	112	74%	158	100%
No	39	26%	0	0%

^a Weeks gestation: Based on 40-week gestation period and days between day presented for prenatal care and delivery date. If no delivery date, then uses expected delivery date from mother's medical file if it exists
^b Viral load testing status if treatment- experienced (+—90 days from first visit for prenatal care)

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