Table 1 Maternal and Newborn characteristics according to mobile phone intervention allocation
Intervention (n = 75) | Control (n = 75) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Maternal characteristics | |||||
Mean age in years (SD)* | 25.9 (4.7) | 26.9 (5.5) | 0.2 | ||
Married | 66 | (88) | 65 | (86.7) | 0.8 |
Employment status | |||||
Employed | 19 | (25.3) | 32 | (42.7) | 0.02 |
ANC attendance | 74 | (98.7) | 75 (100) | 0.3 | |
Mother has other living children | 55 | (73.3) | 53 | (70.7) | 0.7 |
Education level | |||||
Tertiary | 6 | (8) | 15 | (20) | 0.03 |
Secondary | 24 | (32) | 21 | (28) | 0.6 |
Primary | 44 | (58.7) | 39 | (52) | 0.412 |
None | 1 | (1.3) | 0 | NA | |
Socioeconomic factors | |||||
Single roomed housing | 35 | (46.7) | 37 | (49.3) | 0.7 |
Electricity within house | 43 | (57.3) | 38 | (50.7) | 0.4 |
Cemented floor | 21 | (28) | 21 | (28) | 1.0 |
Newborn characteristics | |||||
Male | 36 | (50) | 36 | (50) | 1.0 |
Mean birth weight (SD) | 3104.1 (557) | 3095.8 (529.8) | 0.3 | ||
Place of birth | |||||
KEDH | 50 | (66.7) | 54 | (72.9) | 0.5 |
JOOTRH | 15 | (20) | 15 | (20) | 1.00 |
Lumumba | 9 (12) | 5 | (6.8) | 0.3 | |
Other | 1 | (1.3) | – | NA | |
Mode of delivery | |||||
SVD | 63 | (84) | 62 | (82.6) | 0.8 |
CS | 12 | (16) | 12 | (16) | 1.00 |
HIV-specific information | |||||
Currently on HAART | 51 | (68.9) | 44 | (58.7) | 0.2 |
Currently on Option A | 21 | (28) | 26 | (34.7) | 0.4 |
Mean CD4 count (SD) | 396.6 | (254.9) | 443.1 | (242.1) | 0.3 |
HIV status disclosure to partner | 61 | (84.7) | 60 | (83.3) | 0.8 |
Partner tested for HIV | 42 | (56) | 44 | (58.7) | 0.7 |
Known HIV positive partner | 31 (41.3) | 31 (41.3) | 1.0 | ||