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Table 1 Baseline demographic and psychosocial characteristics of women (N = 699)

From: A cluster randomized controlled trial of lay health worker support for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in South Africa

 

Total (N = 699)

Control (n = 357)

Intervention (N = 342)

t, X2, p

Sociodemographics

 Median age (inter quartile range)

28.0 (8)

28.0 (9)

28.0 (8)

.615, .539

 Education

  0–Grade 9

149 (21.5)

74 (20.8)

75 (22.2)

 

  Grade 10–11

344 (49.6)

171 (48.2)

173 (51.2)

 

  Grade 12 or more

200 (28.6)

110 (31.0)

90 (26.6)

1.60, .449

 Relationship status

  Married or cohabiting

285 (41.1)

154 (43.4)

131 (38.8)

 

  Having partner, not cohabiting

408 (58.9)

201 (56.6)

207 (61.2)

2.45, .294

 Monthly income

1113.3 (2722.0)

1010.0 (1586.3)

1216.5 (3542.7)

.97, .330

 Number of children

  None

140 (20.2)

85 (23.9)

55 (16.3)

 

  One or more

553 (79.8)

270 (76.1)

283 (83.7)

3.62, .143

Health variables

 Diagnosed with HIV during this pregnancy

375 (54.1)

195 (54.9)

180 (53.3)

.20, .658

 HIV status disclosure to partner

402 (59.0)

193 (55.9)

209 (62.2)

.22, .642

 Partner HIV positive

171 (25.1)

98 (28.4)

73 (21.7)

4.04, .052

 Has HIV positive child

29 (5.2)

15 (5.5)

14 (4.9)

.10, .756

 HIV knowledge, M (SD)

13.8 (3.2)

14.3 (2.9)

13.3 (3.4)

4.01, < .001

 PMTCT knowledge, M (SD)

4.6 (1.6)

4.9 (1.5)

4.4 (1.7)

4.12, < .001

 Maternal ART adherence (100%)

470 (69.0)

268 (77.7)

202 (60.1)

.44, .506