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Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic and maternal characteristics of women under Option B+ PMTCT program at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, western Ethiopia, 2013–2019

From: Incidence and predictors of lost to follow-up among women under Option B+ PMTCT program in western Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study

Variables

Category

Survival status

Total

LTFU

Censored

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

Age

≤ 24

26 (51.0)

67 (24.0)

93 (28.2)

25–29

17 (33.3)

133 (47.7)

150 (45.4)

≥ 30

8 (15.7)

79 (28.3)

87 (26.4)

Residence

Rural

34 (66.7)

97 (34.8)

131 (39.7)

Urban

17 (33.3)

182 (65.2)

199 (60.3)

Marital status

Never

13 (25.5)

41 (14.7)

54 (16.3)

Married

30 (58.8)

187 (67.0)

217 (65.8)

Widowed/divorced

8 (15.7)

51 (18.3)

59 (17.9)

Educational status

No education

22 (43.1)

63 (22.6)

85 (25.8)

Primary

19 (37.3)

94 (33.7)

113 (34.2)

Secondary and above

10 (19.6)

122 (43.7)

132(40.0)

Employment

Housewife

24 (47.1)

128 (45.9)

152(46.1)

Gov’t employee

10 (19.6)

74 (26.5)

84 (25.5)

Non gov’t employee

4 (7.8)

33 (11.8)

37 (11.2)

Daily laborer

7 (13.7)

30 (10.8)

37 (11.2)

Others

6 (11.8)

14 (5.0)

20 (6.0)

Partner HIV status

Positive

8 (15.6)

98 (35.1)

106 (32.1)

Negative

24 (47.1)

113 (40.5)

137 (51.5)

Unknown

19 (37.3)

68 (24.4)

87 (26.4)

Disclosure status

No

29 (56.9)

56 (20.1)

85 (25.8)

Yes

22 (43.1)

223 (79.9)

245 (74.2)

Status of women on enrollment

Pregnant

39 (76.5)

249 (89.2)

288 (87.3)

Lactating

12 (23.5)

30 (10.8)

42 (12.7)

Number of pregnancy

Single

28 (54.9)

86 (30.8)

114 (34.6)

Multiple

23 (45.9)

193 (69.2)

216 (65.4)

  1. LTFU—lost to follow up, others—students, not employed