Characteristics

Response

Frequency (percent)

Maternal age (years)

≤20

15 (5.7%)

21 - 30

185 (69.8%)

≥31

65 (24.5%)

Educational status (grades attended)

Uneducated

125 (47.7%)

Primary education (1 - 8)

71 (27.2%)

Secondary education

52 (19.8%)

College and above

14 (5.3%)

Residence

Urban

224 (84.2%)

Rural

42 (15.8%)

Occupation

Housewife (no outside work)

120 (45.8%)

Government employee

23 (8.7%)

Daily laborer

88 (33.6%)

Merchant

17 (6.5%)

Local drinking seller

14 (5.4%)

Marital status

Single

19 (7.3%)

Married

149 (56.8%)

Divorced

61 (23.3%)

Widowed

24 (9.2%)

Separated

9 (3.4%)

Parity

Primiparous

67 (25.7%)

multiparous

194 (74.3%)

HIV infection identified

Before the current pregnancy

110 (42.3%)

During the current pregnancy

94 (36.2%)

On labor/delivery

26 (10.0%)

During postnatal

30 (11.5%)

Maternal ARV during pregnancy

HAART

105 (40.1%)

Prophylaxis

60 (22.9%)

none

97 (37.0%)

ANC follow-up

Yes

191 (75.7%)

No

61 (24.3%)

Place of delivery

Home

103 (39.0%)

Government institution

134 (50.7%)

Private clinics/hospitals

27 (10.3%)

Maternal ARV during labor

Yes

146 (55.3%)

No

118 (44.7%)

Infant ARV at delivery

Yes

159 (60.5%)

No

104 (39.5%)

Mothers health condition

Alive

247 (92.8%)

Died

19 (7.2%)