Evaluation of the effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention to support integration of maternal, child and HIV care in primary health care facilities in South Africa

Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants

	Intervention n = 777		Control n = 661		Total n = 1438		p-value
DEMOGRAPHICS	median	IQR	median	IQR	median	IQR
Baby’s age (months)	5.0	(2.0–9.0)	5.0	(2.0–9.0)	5.0	(2.0–9.0)	0.6
Mother’s age (years)	25.0	(21–31)	25.0	(21–30)	25.0	(21–31)	0.7
BABY DEMOGRAPHICS
Baby’s age group
< 6 months	408	52.5%	344	52.0%	752	52.3%	0.04
6–11.9 months	252	32.4%	210	31.8%	462	32.1%
12–17.9 months	97	12.5%	71	10.7%	168	11.7%
> =18 months	20	2.6%	36	5.4%	56	3.9%
Total	777	100.0%	661	100.0%	1438	100%
Sex
Male	378	48.6%	334	50.5%	712	49.5%	0.5
Female	399	51.4%	327	49.5%	726	50.5%
Total	777	100.0%	661	100.0%	1438	100%
Living in same HH¹
Yes	744	95.8%	644	97.4%	1388	96.5%	0.084
No	33	4.2%	17	2.6%	50	3.5%
Total	777	100.0%	661	100.0%	1438	100%
MOTHER’S DEMOGRAPHICS
Mother’ age
< 20	99	12.8%	91	13.8%	190	13.2%	0.7
20–24	260	33.5%	203	30.8%	463	32.2%
25–29	192	24.7%	169	25.6%	361	25.2%
30–46	225	29.0%	197	29.8%	422	29.4%
Total	776^a	100.0%	660	100.0%	1436	100.0%
Mother’s education
grades 2–7	34	4.4%	24	3.7%	58	4.0%	0.03
grades 8–11	297	38.2%	295	45.0%	592	41.3%
grades 12+	446	57.4%	337	51.4%	783	54.6%
Total	777	100.0%	656	100.0%	1433	100.0%
Mother currently working
Yes	139	18%	93	14.1%	232	16.1%	0.05
No	638	82%	568	85.9%	1206	83.9%
Total	777	100%	661	100.0%	1438	100.0%

ISSN: 1471-2458