Sex inequality, high transport costs, and exposed clinic location: reasons for loss to follow-up of clients under prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in eastern Uganda – a qualitative study

Figures & data

Table 1 General characteristics of the in-depth interviewees (mothers under care for prevention of mother-to-child transmission) (n = 20)

No	Age	Sex	Education	Religion	Marriage status	Occupation
1	39	F	Primary	Catholic	Married	Subsistence farmer
2	35	F	Primary	Muslim	Married	Subsistence farmer
3	24	F	Secondary	Catholic	Married	Subsistence farmer
4	41	F	None	Catholic	Widowed	Subsistence farmer
5	25	F	None	Muslim	Married	Subsistence farmer
6	41	F	Primary	Anglican	Widowed	Subsistence farmer
7	31	F	Primary	Muslim	Widowed	Subsistence farmer
8	48	F	None	Catholic	Married	Subsistence farmer
9	35	F	Primary	Muslim	Married	Trader
10	42	F	Secondary	Anglican	Married	Teacher
11	33	F	Primary	Catholic	Married	Subsistence farmer
12	35	F	Primary	Muslim	Married	Subsistence farmer
13	48	F	Secondary	Catholic	Married	Subsistence farmer
14	33	F	None	Catholic	Widowed	Subsistence farmer
15	28	F	None	Muslim	Married	Trader
16	45	F	Primary	Anglican	Widowed	Subsistence farmer
17	32	F	Primary	Muslim	Married	Subsistence farmer
18	36	F	None	Catholic	Married	Subsistence farmer
19	48	F	Primary	Muslim	Married	Trader
20	29	F	Secondary	Anglican	Married	Teacher

Table 2 General characteristics of focus-group discussion interviewees (caretakers of antiretroviral therapy clients, n = 112)

	Characteristic number (n = 112)	Percentage
Age (years)
30–39	48	42.8
40–49	32	28.5
50–59	20	17.9
60–69	12	10.8
Sex
Male	66	58.9
Female	46	41.1
Education
None	53	47.3
Primary	47	42.0
Secondary	10	8.9
Tertiary	2	1.8
Occupation
Subsistence farmer	59	52.7
Trader	34	30.3
Salary/wage earner	19	17.0
Religion
Anglican	49	43.8
Catholic	58	51.7
Muslim	5	4.5
Relationship with people living with HIV
Relative	108	96.4
Friend	4	3.6