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. 2024 Nov 12;16(11):e73539. doi: 10.7759/cureus.73539

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of mothers and babies (n=197).

HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; CD4: Cluster of differentiation 4.

    Characteristics     N %
Age (years)    
Up to 20 7 3.4%
21 to 30 114 57.6%
31 to 40 63 32.2%
41 or above 13 6.8%
Mean ± SD 29.5 ± 6.4  
HIV RNA load    
Undetectable (<50) 67 34.1%
Detectable 130 65.8%
CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)    
<200 26 13.4%
200 to 499 92 46.4%
> 500 79 40.2%
Baby sex (n=127)    
Male 52 40.1%
Female 75 59.9%
Birth weight (kg) n=127    
Mean ± SD 2.8 ± 0.5