Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (N = 135 HIV positive women)
Variable | Mean (SD) or percentage a |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | Â |
 Mean age | 24.26 (4.87) |
 Marital status (%) |  |
  Not currently married | 12.6 |
  Currently married | 87.4 |
 Educational level (%) |  |
  Primary or less | 88.1 |
  More than primary | 11.9 |
 Household goods (%) |  |
  Owns a mobile phone | 41.5 |
  Does not own a mobile phone | 58.5 |
HIV-related characteristics | Â |
  Mean HASI-P Internalized HIV-related Stigma score | 0.64 (0.81) |
 Linked to HIV care (%) |  |
  Yes | 58.5 |
  No | 41.5 |
 Family knows about HIV status (%) |  |
  No | 82.2 |
  Yes | 17.8 |
Pregnancy-related characteristics | Â |
 Partner communication about birthplace (%) |  |
  No discussion of delivery with partner before the birth | 32.6 |
  Discussion of delivery with partner | 67.4 |
 Pre/postpartum intimate partner violence (%) |  |
  Yes | 28.1 |
  No | 31.9 |
  Unknown | 40.0 |
 Mean number of births | 2.10 (1.61) |
 Infant health status (%) |  |
  No serious health problems after birth | 80.7 |
  Serious health problems after birth | 19.3 |
 Mean postpartum depression score (EPDS) | 7.94 (5.59) |
 EPDS category (%) |  |
  EPDS ≥13 possible depression | 25.2 |
  EPDS <13 | 74.8 |