Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
From: Integration of antenatal syphilis screening in an urban HIV clinic: a feasibility study
Variable | Syphilis stage blood test | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
RPR-negative (n = 541) | RPR-positive (n = 29) | Total (n = 570) | ||
Age of respondents: median(IQR) | 29(25–32) | 25(22–27) | 29(25–32) | <0.001 |
CD4 count at diagnosis: median(IQR) | 400(274–577) | 433(255–553) | 402 (272–575) | 0.867 |
On ART at time of syphilis testing | 324 (59.9) | 14 (48.3) | 338 | 0.211 |
NNRTI-based | 264(81.4) | 11(78.6) | 275(81.3) | |
PI-based | 55(17.0) | 3(21.4) | 58(17.1) | |
NRTI-based | 5(1.5) | 0 | 5(1.5) | |
Duration since start of ART (weeks) | 101.1(5.1-209.6) | 28.9(2-89 | 93.8(4.8-208.4) | 0.265 |
BMI | 23.1(4.2) | 21.3(2.9) | 23.0(4.2) | 0.118 |
Number of previous pregnancies | 460 | 24 | 484 | 0.341 |
1 | 152(33.0) | 10(41.7) | 162(33.5) | |
2-3 | 216(47.0) | 12(50) | 228(47.1) | |
≥4 | 92(20.0) | 2(8.3) | 94(19.4) | |
Level of education | 0.423 | |||
none | 34(6.3) | 3(10.3) | 37(6.5) | |
primary | 222(41.0) | 14(48.3) | 236(41.4) | |
secondary | 285(52.7) | 12(41.4) | 297(52.1) | |
Marital status | 0.437 | |||
single | 20(3.7) | 0 | 20(3.5) | |
ever married* | 357(66.0) | 18(62.1) | 375(65.8) | |
co-habiting | 164(30.3) | 11(37.9) | 175(30.7) | |
Employed | 321(59.3) | 16(55.2) | 337(59.1) | 0.657 |
Had sex in the last 1-month | 408(75.4) | 22(75.9) | 430(75.4) | 0.957 |
Partner agrees to use a condom | 326(79.9) | 16(72.7) | 342(79.5) | 0.417 |
Used a condom during the last sexual encounter | 254(62.2) | 13(59.1) | 267(62.1) | 0.773 |
Previously treated for STI's | 67(12.4) | 4(13.8) | 71(12.5) | 0.823 |
Received PMTCT | 297(54.9) | 12(41.4) | 309(54.2) | 0.182 |
Hospitalized during this pregnancy | 6(1.1) | 1(3.4) | 7(1.2) | 0.308 |
Hypertension during this pregnancy | 2(0.4) | 1(3.4) | 3(0.5) | 0.145 |