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Table 1 Family and epidemiological background

From: New diagnosis of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in 8 Latin-American countries during 2018

 

Mothers (N = 80)

Fathers (N = 67)

HIV positive (%)*

80/80 (100)

53/61 (86.9)

Median age at delivery (years)

26.0 (21.3–33.0)

No data

Educational level (%)*

 None

12/68 (17.6)

14/55 (25.5)

 Primary education

36/68 (52.9)

23/55 (41.8)

 Secondary education

16/68 (23.5)

13/55 (23.6)

 University level

4/68 (5.9)

5/55 (9.1)

Alive (%)*

64/79 (79.0)

53/67 (79.1)

Transmission route (%)*

Sexual 73/74 (98.6)

No data (n/d)

Vertical 1/74 (1.4)

  1. HIV human immunodeficiency virus
  2. *The denominator in each cell varies depending on the data available