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) |