Table 2.
Socio-demographic, water, hygiene and sanitation and concurrent medications at 6 months postpartum (n = 77), stratified by HIV status.
| HIV-infected (n = 28) |
HIV- uninfected (n = 49) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social demographics | |||
|
Employment status
Employed Unemployed |
14 (50%) 14 (50%) |
11 (22.4%) 38 (77.6%) |
0.044 |
|
Household size
[Median (IQR)] |
5 (4–5) |
4 (3–5) |
0.074 |
|
Family monthly income (USD)
[Median (IQR)] |
1,150 (800–1,450) |
650 (480–1,285) |
0.017 |
| Water, hygiene and sanitation | |||
|
Toilet facility in household
Flush (outside/inside) Blair |
27 (96.4%) 1 (3.6%) |
47 (95.9%) 2 (4.1%) |
0.155 |
|
Households sharing toilet
[Median (IQR)] |
1 (1–4) |
3 (2–4) |
0.106 |
|
Main drinking water source
Borehole Piped water into dwelling Protected well |
18 (64.3%) 1 (3.6%) 9 (32.1%) |
22 (44.9%) 5 (10.2%) 22 (44.9%) |
0.293 |
|
Drinking water treatment
No Yes |
21 (75%) 7 (25%) |
42 (85.7%) 7 (14.3%) |
0.357 |
|
Current sewer burst/overspill
No Yes |
25 (89.3%) 3 (10.7%) |
41 (85.4%) 7 (14.6%) Missing = 1 |
0.736 |
|
Current diarrhea (participant/household member)
No Yes |
26 (92.9%) 2 (7.1%) |
42 (89.4%) 5 (10.6%) Missing = 2 |
0.705 |
|
Average stool frequency
Once daily Greater or equal to twice daily Once every 2 days |
23 (82.1%) 4 (14.3%) 1 (3.6%) |
34 (69.4%) 14 (28.6%) 1 (2%) |
0.357 |
| Concurrent medications | |||
|
Antibiotics use
Yes No |
16 (57.1%) 12 (42.9%) |
0 (0%) 49 (100%) |
2.23e-09 |
|
Anti-acid use
Yes No |
0 (0%) 27 (100%) Missing = 1 |
0 (0%) 49 (100%) |
_ |
IQR, interquartile range; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus. Statistical analysis: Group comparisons were done using the Mann–Whitney U-test or Fisher’s exact test where appropriate. P-values in bold font are statistically significant at p < 0.05.