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Table 2 Characteristics of ANC/PMTCT clients observed, by round of data collection and study group

From: Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) at Zambia defence force facilities

 

Baseline

Endline

Characteristics

Comparison group

Intervention group

p-value

Comparison group

Intervention group

p-value

Age, in years

(n=98)

(n=93)

 

(n=100)

(n=96)

 

  15–19

26.5

20.4

0.40

23.2

14.6

0.26

  20–29

53.1

50.5

 

57.6

56.3

 

  30–39

17.4

26.9

 

18.2

28.1

 

  40+

3.1

2.2

 

1.0

1.0

 

No. of previous ANC visits with this pregnancy

(n=98)

(n=93)

 

(n=100)

(n=96)

 

  0

42.9

45.6

0.76

27.8

32.3

0.58

  1–2

23.5

25.6

 

39.2

35.4

 

  3+

33.7

28.9

 

33.0

32.3

 

No. of prior pregnancies

(n=98)

(n=93)

 

(n=100)

(n=96)

 

  0

24.1

24.7

0.98

23.4

28.1

0.10

  1

13.8

17.7

 

25.5

36.5

 

  2+

62.1

57.7

 

51.0

35.4

 

Among women making their first ANC visit, duration of pregnancy

(n=42)

(n=41)

 

(n=24)

(n=30)

 

  ≤ 20 weeks

40.5

61.0

0.17

50.0

53.3

0.50

  21–27 weeks

40.5

24.4

 

20.8

30.0

 

  ≥ 28 weeks

19.1

14.6

 

29.2

16.7

 
  1. Note: p-value from χ 2 test.