Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the PMTCT mothers who participated in the study, Bindura, 2008
Characteristic | Total | Non-Adherent | Adherent | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n = 212 | % | n = 91 | (%) | N = 121 | (%) | Â |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 114 | (53.8) | 29 | (31.9) | 85 | (70.2) | <0.001 |
Commercial Farming areas | 41 | (19.3) | 27 | (29.7) | 14 | (11.60 | <0.001 |
Peri-urban | 27 | (12.7) | 15 | (16.5) | 12 | (9.9) | 0.15 |
Communal (rural) | 23 | (10.8) | 14 | (15.4) | 9 | (7.4) | 0.06 |
Mining community | 7 | (3.3) | 6 | (6.6) | 1 | (0.8) | 0.05 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married/co-habiting | 170 | (80.2) | 70 | (76.9) | 100 | (82.6) | 0.30 |
Single | 16 | (7.5) | 9 | (7.4) | 7 | (7.7) | 0.26 |
Divorced/separated | 15 | (7.1) | 10 | (11.0) | 5 | (4.1) | 0.09 |
Widowed | 11 | (5.2) | 4 | (4.4) | 7 | (5.8) | 0.76 |
Highest level of education attained | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Up-to primary | 62 | (29.2) | 42 | (46.2) | 20 | (16.6) | <0.001 |
Secondary (up-to form 4) | 138 | (65.1) | 46 | (50.6) | 92 | (76.0) | <0.001 |
Secondary (Form 5 and 6) | 10 | (4.7) | 3 | (3.3) | 7 | (5.8) | 0.40 |
Tertiary | 2 | (0.9) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1.7) | 0.22 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Formally employed | 26 | (12.3) | 4 | (4.4) | 22 | (18.2) | 0.002 |
Informally employed | 37 | (17.5) | 18 | (19.8) | 19 | (15.7) | 0.44 |
Not employed | 149 | (70.3) | 69 | (75.8) | 80 | (66.1) | 0.13 |