Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of mothers and their infants at delivery according to maternal HIV serostatus (n = 130)
HIV-infected | HIV-uninfected | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 74 | N = 56 | ||||
Parity (n, %) | |||||
primigravidae | 14 | 18.92 | 11 | 19.64 | 0.917 |
multigravidae | 60 | 81.08 | 45 | 80.36 | |
Age (yrs) [median (IQR)] | 25 (22–30) | 23 (20–31) | 0.335 | ||
Low Birth weight, (n, %) | 3 | 4.17 | 1 | 1.82 | 0.453 |
Birth weight (gr) [median (IQR)] | 3000 (2800–3300) | 3100 (2900–3350) | 0.253 | ||
Sex, (n, %) | |||||
male | 42 | 56.76 | 23 | 41.07 | 0.077 |
female | 32 | 43.24 | 33 | 58.03 | |
Maternal HIV RNA log10* (copies/mL) [median (IQR)] | 3.91 (2.97-4.67) | NA | |||
Maternal CD4 counts (cells/μl) [median (IQR)] | 624 (495–837) | NA | |||