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Table 1 Showing demographic characteristics of LTFU women and health care workers

From: Factors associated with loss-to-follow-up of HIV-positive mothers and their infants enrolled in HIV care clinic: A qualitative study

LTFU Women

Health Care Workers

Variable

Total enrolled N = 19)

Variable

Total Enrolled N = 30

Age in years

 

Age in years

 

• Range

21–42

• Range

25–57

• Median

36

• Median

37

Education

 

Gender

 

• Secondary

10% (n = 2)

• Male

53% (n = 16)

• Primary

68% (n = 13)

• Female

47% (n = 14)

• None

21% (n = 4)

  

Source of income

 

Working period in years

 

• Farming

63% (n = 12)

• Range

1–29

• Business

21% (n = 4)

• Mean

7.4

• Nothing

5% (n = 1)

  

Religion

 

Cadre

 

• Islam

58% (n = 11)

• Counsellors

3% (n = 1)

• Christians

42% (n = 8)

• Clerks

20% (n = 6)

  

• Health Surveillance Assistants

23% (n = 7)

  

• Nurses

33% (n=11)

  

• Medical Assistants

13% (n=4)

  

• Clinical Officers

 3% (n=1)