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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for Mitra Plus women on ART for life

From: Virologic and immunologic failure, drug resistance and mortality during the first 24 months postpartum among HIV-infected women initiated on antiretroviral therapy for life in the Mitra plus Study, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Characteristic

All women (n = 84)

Analyzed women (n = 73)

Age in years, median (IQR)*

29 (25–32)

29 (25–33)

Education years, median

7

7

Gravidity, median (IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (2–3)

Parity, median (IQR)

1 (0–2)

1 (0–2)

Hemoglobin median (IQR)

9.9 (8.6-10.9)

9.9 (8.6-10.8)

CD4 count (cell/μL) at enrolment, median(IQR)

139 (95–173)

139 (98–174)

CD4 % at enrolment, median (IQR)

10 (6–13)

11 (6–13)

Viral load, median (IQR)

66,648 (15,253-193,182)

66,569 (15,051-195,289)

10 log Viral load mean

10.77

10.73

Karnofsky score, median (IQR)

92 (90–98)

92 (90–100)

WHO clinical stage at enrolment

  

Stage 1

64/84 (76%)

55/73 (76%)

Stage 2

10/84 (12%)

9/73 (12%)

Stage 3

1/84 (1%)

1/73 (1%)

Stage 4

9/84 (11%)

8/73 (11%)

Marital status

  

Married

44/84 (52%)

40/73 (55%)

Cohabiting

31/84 (37%)

26/73 (35%)

Not married

9/84 (11%)

7/73 (10%)

Disclosed HIV status to partner/relative

  

No

69/83 (71%)

54/72 (75%)

Yes

24/83 (29%)

18/72 (25%)

Partner’s HIV status

  

Negative

10/76 (13%)

10/66 (15%)

Positive

5/76 (7%)

5/66 (8%)

Not known

61/76 (80%)

51/66 (77%)

  1. *(IQR) indicates Inter Quartile Range.