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Table 1 Comparison of characteristics of infants screened for CMV infection at inclusion into phase 2 of the ANRS-PEDIACAM study according to HIV status and mode of inclusion, 2007–2013, Cameroon

From: Cytomegalovirus infection in HIV-infected versus non-infected infants and HIV disease progression in Cytomegalovirus infected versus non infected infants early treated with cART in the ANRS 12140—Pediacam study in Cameroon

 

HIV-infected infants

 

HIV-uninfected infants

 

Followed from birth (group 1i, n = 41)

Diagnosed before 7 months of age (group 3i, n = 105)

Total (N = 146)

 

Born to HIV-infected mothers (group 1ni, n = 116)

Born to HIV-uninfected mothers (group 2ni, n = 107)

Total (N = 223)

p-values

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

P1

P2

Recruitment site

 

 MCC-CBF

25

61.0

70

66.7

95

65.1

74

63.8

64

59.8

138

61.9

0.76

0.61

 EHC

16

39.0

35

33.3

51

34.9

42

36.2

43

40.2

85

38.1

  

Gender: Female

26

63.4

55

52.4

81

55.5

61

52.6

54

50.5

115

51.6

0.56

0.53

Maternal marital status

  

(n = 104)

 

(n = 145)

         

 Married/Cohabiting

28

68.3

63

60.6

91

62.8

76

65.5

71

66.4

147

65.9

0.86

0.67

 Single/Divorced/Widow

13

26.8

41

36.5

54

33.8

40

31.9

36

31.8

76

31.8

  

Maternal Level of education

(n = 40)

 

(n = 104)

 

(n = 144)

 

(n = 114)

   

(n = 221)

   

 Higher education

5

12.5

3

2.9

8

5.6

28

24.6

49

45.8

77

34.8

<.001

<.001

 Secondary education

27

67.5

63

60.6

90

62.5

61

53.5

53

49.5

114

51.6

  

 None or primary education

8

20.0

38

36.5

46

31.9

25

21.9

5

4.7

30

13.6

  

Maternal professional activity

(n = 39)

 

(n = 104)

 

(n = 143)

 

(n = 113)

   

(n = 220)

   

 Paid activity

18

46.2

32

30.8

50

35.0

58

51.3

47

43.9

105

47.7

0.02

0.02

 Housewife/student/unemployed

21

53.8

72

69.2

93

65.0

55

48.7

60

56.1

115

52.3

  

Existence of a functional fridge at home

(n = 39)

 

(n = 99)

 

(n = 138)

 

(n = 111)

 

(n = 103)

 

(n = 214)

   

 Yes

19

50.0

34

34.3

53

38.7

57

51.4

69

67.0

126

58.9

<.001

<.001

 No

19

50.0

65

65.7

84

61.3

54

48.6

34

33.0

88

41.1

  

Premature delivery

  

(n = 85)

 

(n = 126)

         

  ≥ 37 weeks

37

90.2

72

84.7

109

86.5

110

94.8

94

87.9

204

91.5

0.10

0.20

  < 37 weeks

4

9.8

13

15.3

17

13.5

6

5.2

13

12.1

19

8.5

  

Mode of delivery

  

(n = 102)

 

(n = 143)

         

 Vaginal

40

97.6

100

98.0

140

97.9

102

87.9

95

88.8

197

88.3

0.01

<.001

 Cesarean

1

2.4

2

2.0

3

2.1

14

12.1

12

11.2

26

11.7

  

Feeding practice

(n = 40)

 

(n = 104)

 

(n = 144)

         

 No breastfeeding

29

72.5

43

41.3

72

50.0

101

87.1

1

0.9

102

45.7

<.001

0.49

 Any history of breastfeeding

11

27.5

61

58.7

72

50.0

15

12.9

106

99.1

121

54.3

  

CMV infection

 

 Negative

27

65.9

33

31.4

60

41.1

98

84.5

58

54.2

156

70.0

<.001

<.001

 Positive

14

34.1

72

68.6

86

58.9

18

15.5

49

45.8

67

30.0

  
  1. MCC-CBF Mother and Child Center of the Chantal Biya Foundation; EHC Essos Hospital Center in Yaounde P1: p-value for comparison of characteristics between groups (1i, 3i, 1ni, 2ni). P2: p-value for comparison of characteristics between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected infants