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Table 2 Characteristics of interviewed participants

From: Manuscript title: Facilitators and barriers to cotrimoxazole prophylaxis among HIV exposed babies: a qualitative study from Harare, Zimbabwe

Participant

Age (Years)

Marital Status

No of children

Timing of HIV diagnosis

Occupation

1

30

Married

4

During ANCa, at 3 months

Sells vegetables

2

23

Married

2

During ANC

Not employed

3

35

Married

3

During ANC, at 6 months

Sells vegetables

4

36

Married

2

Previous pregnancy, 2009

Not employed

5

33

Married

3

During ANC, at 9 months

Sells vegetables

6

33

Married

2

Previous pregnancy, 2003

Not employed

7

37

Married

4

During ANC, at 6 months

Sells vegetables

8

27

Married

3

During ANC, at 8 months

Not employed

9

41

Divorced

5

2005 when she was sick

Meat vending

10

19

Single

1

During ANC, at 6 months

Not employed

11

35

Married

3

During ANC, at 7 months

Not employed

12

23

Married

1

Previous pregnancy, 2009

Not employed

13

24

Married

2

VCTb, March 2010

Not employed

14

24

Married

3

During ANC, at 8 months

Meat vending

15

29

Divorced

3

Tested at delivery

Dancer

16

33

Widow

5

During ANC, at 8 months

General vending

17

27

Married

4

2008, child was sick

Sells vegetables

18

23

Married

1

During ANC, at 6 months

General vending

19

32

Married

2

2007, when she was sick

Sex work

20

35

Married

4

Previous pregnancy, 2008

Sells vegetables

  1. aANC, Antenatal care
  2. bVCT, Voluntary Counselling and Testing