Table 2 Baseline socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of women who started triple ART for PMTCT Option B+ in Kumba Health District, South West Region, Cameroon between October 2013 and December 2014
Variables | Description | N = 268 |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | Median (IQR) | 27 (24–31) |
Age groups, years | 15–24 | 76 (28.4) |
25–34 | 156 (58.2) | |
35 and above | 36 (13.4) | |
Educational Level | None | 5 (1.9) |
Completed primary | 147 (54.8) | |
Completed secondary and above | 116 (43.3) | |
Marital Status | Single | 60 (22.4) |
Married | 171 (63.8) | |
Others (divorced, widow) | 37 (13.8) | |
Religious affiliation | Catholic | 59 (22.0) |
Presbyterian | 88 (32.8) | |
Baptist | 16 (6.0) | |
Pentecostals | 100 (37.3) | |
Muslim | 5 (1.9) | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 105 (39.2) |
Employed (formal public sector) | 14 (5.2) | |
Employed (informal sector) or others | 149 (55.6) | |
HIV status | Known HIV positive, not on ART | 34 (12.7) |
New HIV diagnosis | 234 (87.3) | |
ART status | ART naive | 234 (87.3) |
Not on ART, but previously exposed | 4 (1.5) | |
Currently on Option A | 30 (11.2) | |
Timing of ART initiation | After delivery | 15 (5.6) |
Prior to labour/delivery | 253 (94.4) | |
CD4 cell count at ART initiation, cells/μL | Median (IQR) | 376 (244–544.8) |
CD4 cell count groups | > 350 cells/μL | 153 (57.1) |
≤350 cells/μL | 115 (42.9) | |
WHO stage | WHO stage 1 | 226 (84.3) |
WHO stage 2 | 35 (13.1) | |
WHO stage 3 | 7 (2.6) | |
WHO stage 4 | 0 (0) |