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Table 1 Characteristics of HIV positive pregnant women booking for ANC in Bulawayo city and Mazowe district

From: Early retention among pregnant women on ‘Option B + ’ in urban and rural Zimbabwe

Characteristic

N

%

Eligible for the study

388

 

Age

 15–19

21

5.4

 20–24

79

20.4

 25–29

107

27.6

 30–49

181

46.6

Parity

 0

64

16.5

 1

97

25

 2

111

28.6

 3+ 

115

29.6

 Missing

1

0.3

GA at first ANC visit (weeks)

 < 12

45

11.6

 13–27

237

61.1

 28+ 

76

19.6

 Missing

30

7.7

Marital status

 Single

35

9

 Married/living together

272

70.1

 Widowed/divorced/separated

18

4.7

 Missing

63

16.2

HIV status disclosure to someone

 Yes

148

38.1

 No

18

4.7

Missing

222

57.2

Facility location

 Mazowe District (Rural)

278

71.6

 Bulawayo City (Urban)

110

28.4

  1. HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, GA gestational age, ART antiretroviral therapy, ANC antenatal care