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Table 2 Reversible maternal comorbidities and protective caretaking activities in home visiting (HV) and standard care (SC) groups over time

From: Home visits by community health workers in rural South Africa have a limited, but important impact on maternal and child health in the first two years of life

 

Standard care (SC)

Home visiting (HV)

All mothers

 

N = 313

N = 157

N = 470

 

% n

% n

% n

Reversible maternal comorbidities

 Maternal depression (EPDS > 13)

  At birth

15%

17%

16%

  3 months post-birth

15% (37/241)

15% (19/124)

15% (56/365)

  6 months post-birth

15% (37/250)

12% (13/112)

14% (50/362)

  9 months post-birth

12% (27/223)

11% (13/117)

12% (40/340)

  12 months post-birth

16% (33/209)

9% (9/103)

13% (42/312)

  24 months post-birth

8% (14/177)

6% (5/85)

7% (19/262)

 Alcohol use

  Before learning of pregnancy

11%

12%

11%**

  After learning of pregnancy

6%

8%

7%**

 Intimate partner violence

  Prior to pregnancy

9%

15%

11%**

  During pregnancy*

19%

29%

22%**

Protective maternal caretaking activities

 During pregnancy

  Four or more ANC visits*

26%

38%

48%

  Tested for HIV

93%

94%

94%

 PMTCT tasks for mothers living with HIV

  ART before birth

3%

7%

5%

  NVP at birth

91%

96%

93%

  PCR testing, 3 months

24%

36%

29%

  PCR testing, 6 months

51%

43%

48%

 Feeding

  Exclusive breastfeeding, 3 months**

17%

29%

21%

  Exclusive breastfeeding, 6 months

18% (47/264)

25% (32/126)

20% (79/390)

 Immunization

  Up-to-date at 3 months

51%

45%

49%

  Up-to-date at 6 months

72%

75%

73%

  Up-to-date at 9 months

84%

83%

84%

  Up-to-date at 12 months

77%

66%

73%

 Child support grant (CSG)

  Secured by 6 months

63%

71%

66%

  Secured by 12 months

76%

80%

77%

 Traditional healers

  Visited within 3 months*

13%

6%

10%

  1. Note. P-values based on linear mixed (continuous) and logistic (binary) regressions that account for repeated measures with random intercepts for mothers
  2. * p < .05; ** p < .01