Table 2

Characteristics of participants in the CareConekta cohort in Gugulethu, South Africa (n=193)

Patient characteristicTotal
Age, median (IQR)32 (28–36)
Age, n (%)
 18–25 years24 (12.4)
 25–29 years43 (22.3)
 30–34 years68 (35.2)
 35 years and older58 (30.1)
Highest level of education attained, n (%)
 Primary school or less10 (5.2)
 Some secondary school104 (53.9)
 Completed secondary school68 (35.2)
 Any tertiary education11 (5.7)
Currently employed, n (%)
 No117 (60.6)
 Yes76 (39.4)
 Median salary among employed, median (IQR)R4000 (3200–5000)
Time since last employed, among unemployed (n=117), n (%)
 Less than 6 months ago19 (16.2)
 6 months to 1 year ago33 (28.2)
 More than 1 year ago53 (45.3)
 Never employed12 (10.3)
On antiretroviral therapy (ART) prior first antenatal visit
 No45 (23.3)
 Yes141 (73.1)
 Missing data7 (3.6)
 Duration on ART (in months) at first antenatal visit, among those who initiated ART prior to first antenatal visit (n=141), median (IQR)53.3 (24.6–88.9)
 Weeks gestation at first antenatal visit, median (IQR)20 (13–25)
Weeks gestation at first antenatal visit, n (%)
 ≤20 weeks gestation99 (51.3)
 >20 weeks gestation87 (45.1)
 Missing data7 (3.6)
Participant has other living children
 No34 (17.6)
 Yes159 (82.8)
 Number of living children, among those reporting other living children (n=159), median (IQR)2 (1–2)