Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of HIV-infected Mothers and their babies at both study sites
From: Point-of-care HIV testing best practice for early infant diagnosis: an implementation study
|  | Addington Hospital max n = 323 | Lancers Rd. Clinic max n = 117 |
|---|---|---|
1. BABIES (A:323 L:117)a | ||
 Male n (%) | 167 (52%) | 57 (49%) |
Birth weight (A:322 L:117)a | ||
 BW ≥2.5 kg n (%) | 277 (86%) | 105 (90%) |
 LBW < 2.5 kg n (%) | 40 (12%) | 11 (9%) |
 VLBW< 1.5 kg n (%) | 5 (2%) | 1 (1%) |
2. MOTHERS (A:322 L:115)a | ||
 Age of mothers, mean (range) | 29 (18–43) | 30 (19–42) |
Maternal ART history (A:316 L:115)a | ||
 On ART before pregnancy n (%) | 162 (51%) | 58 (50%) |
 Median duration on ART, months (IQR) | 33(19–56) | 45(19–60) |
 Started ART this pregnancy n (%) | 154 (49%) | 57 (50%) |
 Median duration ART, months (IQR) | 4(3–6) | 8(6–10) |
ART Regimen (A:298 L:117)a | ||
 On 2nd line therapy n (%) | 12 (4%) | 2 (2%) |
 Not on ART prior to Delivery n (%) | 7 (2%) | 2 (2%) |
Highest Education (A:311 L:116)a | ||
 None | 12 (4%) | 0 |
 Completed Primary n (%) | 24 (8%) | 6 (5%) |
 Completed Secondary n (%) | 129 (41%) | 38 (33%) |
 Tertiary n (%) | 70 (23%) | 33 (29%) |
Current Partner (A:322 L:117)a | ||
 No current partner n (%) | 13 (4%) | 11 (9%) |
 Partner HIV status unknown n (%) | 125 (40%) | 32 (30%) |
 Partner HIV known negative n (%) | 54 (29%) | 23 (32%) |
 Partner HIV known infected n (%) | 130 (71%) | 50 (68%) |
 Partner, if infected on ART n (%) | 100 (78%) | 35 (70%) |
Dwelling (A:321 L:117) | ||
 Formal n (%) | 277 (86%) | 108 (92%) |
 Informal n (%) | 44 (14%) | 9 (8%) |
Employment:(A:322 L:117)a | ||
 Full time n (%) | 95 (30%) | 52 (44%) |
 Part time n (%) | 49 (15%) | 21 (18%) |
 Self-employed n (%) | 19 (6%) | 6 (5%) |
 Unemployed looking for work n (%) | 48 (15%) | 13 (11%) |
 Unemployed not looking n (%) | 73 (23%) | 19 (16%) |
 Student/scholar n (%) | 38 (12%) | 6 (5%) |
Income (A:311 L:115)a | ||
 Receiving any welfare grants n (%) | 176 (57%) | 73 (64%) |
 Monthly household income, median ZAR (range) | 3000–5000 | 3000–5000 |
 Declined to answer | 20 (6%) | 1 (1%) |
 Didn’t know household income | 160 (51%) | 42 (37%) |