Table 2.
Comparison of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pregnant Women With Measles and Pregnant Women Without Measles, Namibia, 2009–2010
| Pregnant Women |
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|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | With Measles (n = 55) | Without Measles (n = 172) |
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| Age, y | ||
| Median (1st quartile, 3rd quartile) | 26 (23, 30) | 25 (21, 30) |
| 15–24 | 18 (35%) | 83 (49%) |
| 25–34 | 30 (58%) | 67 (39%) |
| ≥35 | 4 (7%) | 21 (12%) |
| Unknown | 3 | 1 |
| Hospital/clinic of identification | ||
| Windhoek (urban) | 9 (16%) | 28 (16%) |
| Walvis Bay/Swakopmund (urban) | 2 (4%) | 8 (5%) |
| Engela (rural) | 7 (13%) | 24 (14%) |
| Opuwo (rural) | 21 (38%) | 62 (36%) |
| Outapi (rural) | 13 (24%) | 38 (22%) |
| Rundu (rural) | 3 (5%) | 12 (7%) |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 11 (20%) | 36 (21%) |
| Rural | 44 (80%) | 136 (79%) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Ovambo | 12 (40%) | 73 (59%) |
| Ovahimba | 15 (50%) | 11 (9%) |
| Othera | 3 (10%) | 39 (32%) |
| Not recorded | 25 | 49 |
| Educational level | ||
| No formal schooling | 21 (70%) | 15 (12%) |
| Primary school | 5 (17%) | 25 (20%) |
| Secondary or university | 4 (13%) | 83 (67%) |
| Unknown | 25 | 49 |
| Gravidity | ||
| 1 | 14 (33%) | 59 (35%) |
| ≥2 | 28 (65%) | 111 (65%) |
| Unknown | 13 | 2 |
| HIV status | ||
| Positive | 7 (19%) | 25 (15%) |
| Negative | 29 (81%) | 139 (85%) |
| Unknown/missing | 19 | 8 |
| Non-HIV-related comorbid conditions during pregnancy | ||
| Malaria | 2 (4%) | 3 (2%) |
| Anemia | 5 (9%) | 11 (6%) |
| Diabetes | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Hypertension | 3 (5%) | 9 (5%) |
| Preeclampsia | 1 (2%) | 6 (3%) |
| Hypertension and preeclampsia | 1 (2%) | 5 (3%) |
| Alcohol | 7 (13%) | 24 (14%) |
| Cigarette smoking | 2 (4%) | 7 (4%) |
| Tuberculosis | 2 (4%) | 1 (1%) |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise specified.
Abbreviation: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
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Other includes Herero, Damaras, Kavango, Lozi (Caprivi), Colored, and Nama.