Table 1 Study population characteristics by study group
Intervention | Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Baseline (N = 815) | 15-month follow-up (N = 573) | Baseline (N = 878) | 15-month follow-up (N = 631) |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Used family planning | ||||
No | 624 (76. 6) | 137 (23.9) | 732 (83.4) | 146 (23.2) |
Yes | 191 (23. 4) | 436 (76.1) | 146 (16.6) | 484 (76.8) |
Offered PITC | ||||
No | 690 (84.7) | 180 (53.4) | 791 (90.1) | 248 (70.4) |
Yes | 125 (15.3) | 157 (46.6) | 87 (9.9) | 104 (29.6) |
Facility type | ||||
Hospital | 528 (64.8) | 362 (63.2) | 632 (72.0) | 434 (68.8) |
Health center/dispensary | 287 (35.2) | 211 (36.8) | 246 (28.0) | 197 (31.2) |
Respondent’s HIV status | ||||
HIV-negative | 773 (96.6) | 532 (97.6) | 815 (96.3) | 579 (95.2) |
HIV-positive | 27 (3.4) | 13 (2.4) | 31 (3.7) | 29 (4.8) |
Partner tested for HIV | ||||
No | 298 (42.0) | 267 (59.5) | 293 (39.9) | 285 (55.7) |
Yes | 411 (58.0) | 182 (40.5) | 442 (60.1) | 227 (44.3) |
Went to clinic for ANC services at last pregnancy | ||||
No | 13 (1.6) | 16 (2.8) | 26 (3.0) | 25 (4.0) |
Yes | 802 (98.4) | 557 (97.2) | 852 (97.0) | 606 (96.0) |
Whether wanted to be pregnant with last pregnancy | ||||
Wanted to wait until later | 250 (30. 7) | 166 (29.0) | 261 (29.7) | 188 (29.8) |
Wanted to be pregnant | 477 (58.5) | 353 (61.6) | 488 (55.6) | 344 (54.5) |
Didn’t want to have any more children | 88 (10.8) | 54 (9.4) | 129 (14.7) | 99 (15.7) |
Desires more children | ||||
No | 405 (49.7) | 298 (52.3) | 478 (54.4) | 346 (55.1) |
Yes | 329 (40.4) | 262 (46.0) | 321 (36.6) | 257 (40.9) |
Undecided | 81 (9.9) | 10 (1.7) | 79 (9.0) | 25 (4.0) |
Average number of children desired (standard deviation) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.5 (1.3) | 3.0 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.2) |
Education | ||||
Primary and below | 559 (68.6) | 365 (63.7) | 547 (62.3) | 402 (63.7) |
Secondary | 174 (21.3) | 142 (24. 8) | 252 (28.7) | 176 (27.9) |
College | 82 (10.1) | 66 (11.5) | 79 (9.0) | 53 (8.4) |
Age of respondents | ||||
15-24 years | 424 (52.0) | 300 (52.4) | 441 (50.2) | 330 (52.3) |
25–34 years | 316 (38.8) | 227 (39.6) | 358 (40.8) | 252 (39.9) |
35+ years | 75 (9.2) | 46 (8.0) | 79 (9.0) | 49 (7.8) |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 130 (15.9) | 94 (16.4) | 148 (16.9) | 100 (15.8) |
Married | 659 (80.9) | 457 (79.8) | 707 (80.5) | 512 (81.1) |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 26 (3.2) | 22 (3.8) | 23 (2.6) | 19 (3.01) |
Household SES | ||||
Poor | 394 (48.3) | 335 (58.5) | 283 (32.2) | 342 (54.2) |
Non-poor | 421 (51.7) | 238 (41.5) | 595 (67.8) | 289 (45.8) |