Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants and their infants, N = 30
Characteristics | Total N (%) |
|---|---|
Categorical Variables | |
Education level | |
 No formal education | 1 (4) |
 Primary school | 8 (29) |
  > Primary School | 19 (67) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 24 (80) |
 Cohabitating | 5 (17) |
 Single/widowed | 1 (3) |
Ethnicity | |
 Akan | 12 (40) |
 Ewe | 7 (23) |
 Ga | 3 (10) |
 Other | 8 (27) |
Occupation | |
 Trader | 14 (46) |
 Seamstress | 5 (17) |
 Other | 11 (37) |
Time of HIV diagnosis | |
 Before index pregnancy | 21 (70) |
 During index pregnancy | 8 (27) |
 During postpartum, index pregnancy | 1 (3) |
Continuous Variables | Mean (range |
 Maternal age (years) | 34.80 (24–44) |
 Number of children | 2.09 (1–4) |
 Number of years living with HIV | 4.14 (0.4–16) |
 Mean birth weight (kg) | 2.49 (1–3.5) |
 Infant age (months) | 4.80 (0.17–12) |