Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of women of reproductive age attending Mbarara ISS clinic

Age (years)

39 and above

21 (4.6)

671 (25.0)

692 (22.0)

32 -38

97 (21)

703 (26.2)

800 (25.1)

25 -31

208 (45.2)

820 (30.6)

1,028 (32.7)

18 – 24

133 (28.79)

477 (17.8)

610 (19.4)

Below 18

3 (0.65)

11 (0.04)

14 (0.45)

Education level

Tertiary

18 (3.9)

165 (13.2)

183 (5.8)

Secondary

84 (18.2)

440 (16.4)

524 (16.7)

Primary

282 (61.0)

1,438 (53.6)

1,720 (54.7)

None

44 (9.5)

284 (10.6)

328 (10.4)

Unknown

34 (7.4)

355 (13.2)

389 (12.4)

Occupation

Formal employment

86 (18.6)

559 (20.8)

645 (20.5)

Unemployed

95 (20.6)

538 (20.1)

633 (20.1)

Peasant farmer

180 (38.9)

992 (40.0)

1,172 (37.3)

Others

59 (12.8)

314 (11.7)

373 (11.9)

Unknown

42 (9.1)

279 (10.4)

321 (10.2)

Income

Above 500,000

8 (1.2)

47 (1.75)

55 (1.75)

100,000 - 500,000

20 (4.3)

221 (8.2)

241 (7.7)

Less than 100,000

263 (56.9)

1,538 (57.4)

1,801 (57.3)

Unknown

171 (37)

876 (32.6)

1,047 (33.3)

Religion

Protestant

219 (47.4)

1,314 (48.9)

1,533 (48.7)

Catholic

128 (27.7)

723 (27.0)

851 (27.1)

Moslem

45 (9.7)

246 (9.2)

291 (9.3)

Seventh day/Pentecostal

5 (1.1)

31 (1.16)

36 (1.2)

Unknown

50 (10.8)

298 (11.1)

348 (11.1)

Others

15 (3.3)

70 (2.6)

85 (2.7)

HIV status of the spouse

Unknown by woman

71 (15.4)

428 (15.9)

499 (15.8)

Negative

15 (3.2)

60 (2.2)

75 (2.5)

Positive

214 (46.3)

1,133 (42.8)

1,347 (42.8)

Missing data

162 (35.1)

1,061 (39.6)

1,223 (38.9)

ART use

Yes

165 (35.7)

1,109 (41.3)

1,274 (40.5)

No

297 (64.3)

1,573 (58.7)

1,870 (59.5)

Disclosure

No

29 (6.3)

236 (8.8)

265 (8.4)

Yes

126 (27.3)

1,075 (40.1)

1,201 (38.2)

Missing data

307 (66.4)

1,371 (51.1)

1,678 (53.4)