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Table 1 Socio-demographic and cultural characteristics of participants

From: Acceptability of option B+ among HIV positive women receiving antenatal and postnatal care services in selected health centre’s in Lusaka

Demographic Factors

 

Frequency

Percent

Age

15–24

25–34

35–44

45–49

36

208

167

16

8.4

48.7

39.1

3.7

Marital status

single

married

divorced

widowed

77

320

16

14

18

74.9

3.7

3.3

Occupation

employed

unemployed

108

319

25.3

74.7

Education

primary

secondary

tertiary

none

115

236

73

3

26.9

55.3

17.1

0.7

Cultural Factors

 Religion

Christianity

Other

421

6

98.6

1.4

 Denomination

Pentecostal

Catholic

Adventist

126

82

57

29.9

19.4

13.5

 

UCZ

Jehovah’s Witness

other

51

28

78

12.1

6.6

18.5

Fear of partner discrimination

Yes

No

152

275

35.6

64.4

Fear of family discrimination

Yes

No

134

293

31.4

68.6

Permission to begin ART

Yes

No

134

293

31.4

68.6

 

Total

427

100