Experiences of transfer of care among postpartum women living with HIV attending primary healthcare services in South Africa

Figures & data

Figure 1. Framework assessing the quality of the transfer service experience adapted from Bruce's framework assessing quality of family planning services (Bruce, 1990).

Table 1. Characteristics at time of in-depth interview.

	Randomised to adherence clubs (n = 14)	Randomised to primary healthcare ART facilities (n = 14)	Total (n = 28)
Median age (IQR), years	30.2 (28.9–36.6)	31.0 (28.3–36.7)	30.6 (28.8–36.7)
Born in South Africa	14 (100.0)	13 (92.9)	27 (96.4)
Born in the Western Cape	7 (50.0)	6 (46.2)	13 (48.2)
Completed any high school	14 (100.0)	14 (100.0)	28 (100.0)
Previous PMTCT prior to the index pregnancy	3 (21.4)	3 (21.4)	6 (21.4)
Previous ART prior to index pregnancy	4 (28.6)	2 (14.3)	6 (21.4)
Any previous ARV exposure (ART or PMTCT)	6 (42.9)	4 (28.6)	10 (35.7)
Regimen initiated in pregnancy-TDF/XTC/EFV	14 (100.0)	14 (100.0)	28 (100.0)
Median duration postpartum (IQR), months	27.0 (24.2–29.2)	26.1 (24.9–29.8)	26.4 (24.7–29.2)

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; ARV, antiretroviral therapy; EFV, efavirenz; IQR, interquartile range; PMTCT, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; TDF, tenofovir; XTC, emtricitabine.

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