Characteristic n (%) | Cohort 1: | Cohort 2: | RCT arm A: | RCT arm B: |
---|---|---|---|---|
ART (CD4 < 200) | ZDV plus sdNVP (CD4 > 500) | Triple ARV (CD4 200–500) | ZDV plus sdNVP (CD4 200–500) | |
(n = 118) | (n = 128) | (n = 412) | (n = 412) | |
Country | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Burkina Faso | 46 (39.0) | 48 (38) | 128 (31.1) | 123 (29.9) |
 Kenya | 72 (61.0) | 80 (62) | 141 (34.2) | 148 (35.9) |
 South Africa | --- | --- | 143 (34.7) | 141 (34.2) |
Age (years) median (IQR) | 28 (26–31) | 26 (23–29) | 27 (24–31) | 27 (23–31) |
Highest level of education attained | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Never attended school | 19 (16.1) | 16 (12.5) | 60 (14.6) | 63 (15.3) |
 Primary | 57 (48.3) | 61 (47.7) | 136 (33.0) | 147 (35.7) |
 Secondary or higher | 42 (35.6) | 51 (39.8) | 216 (52.4) | 202 (49.0) |
WHO HIV clinical stage | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1 | 28 (23.7) | 100 (78.1) | 279 (67.7) | 296 (71.8) |
 2 | 41 (34.8) | 23 (18.0) | 109 (26.5) | 93 (22.6) |
 3 | 25 (21.2) | 5 (3.9) | 24 (5.8) | 23 (5.6) |
 4 | 24 (20.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Nutritional status (BMI kg/m2) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean (SD) | 25 (3.8) | 26 (4.1) | 27 (4.3) | 27 (4.3) |
 Underweight: BMI < 18.5 | 3 (2.5) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.5) |
Socio-economic quintile | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Most poor | 30 (25.4) | 32 (25.0) | 66 (16.0) | 81 (19.7) |
 Very poor | 29 (24.6) | 36 (28.1) | 83 (20.1) | 71 (17.2) |
 Poor | 27 (22.9) | 35 (27.3) | 72 (17.5) | 80 (19.4) |
 Less poor | 25 (21.2) | 16 (12.5) | 96 (23.3) | 79 (19.2) |
 Least poor | 7 (5.9) | 9 (7.0) | 95 (23.1) | 101 (24.5) |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Nulliparous (first pregnancy) | 9 (7.6) | 28 (21.9) | 74 (18.0) | 74 (18.0) |
 1 | 34 (28.8) | 44 (34.4) | 131 (31.8) | 145 (35.2) |
 2 | 38 (32.2) | 24 (18.7) | 105 (25.5) | 98 (23.8) |
 3 or more | 37 (31.4) | 32 (25.0) | 102 (24.8) | 95 (23.1) |
Planned mode of feeding | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Breastfeeding | 60 (50.9) | 92 (71.9) | 300 (72.8) | 297 (72.1) |
 Replacement feeding | 55 (46.6) | 29 (22.6) | 105 (25.5) | 103 (25.0) |
 Unknown, undecided or other | 3 (2.5) | 7 (5.5) | 7 (1.7) | 12 (2.9) |