Table 3.
Proportion of anaemia among pregnant women living with HIV at the ANC of the Manhiça District during 2010 – 2021
| Year | 2010 N = 342 n (%) |
2011 N = 474 n (%) |
2016 N = 37 n (%) |
2017 N = 170 n (%) |
2018 N = 32 n (%) |
2019 N = 28 n (%) |
2020 N = 263 n (%) |
2021 N = 230 n (%) |
Total N = 1576 n (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin Mean (SD) | 10.3 (1.8) | 10.1 (1.9) | 10.1 (1.7) | 10.4 (1.8) | 10.3 (2.0) | 10.9 (1.4) | 11.0 (1.4) | 11.0 (1.7) | 10.5 (1.8) | < 0.001 |
| Anaemiaa | ||||||||||
| No |
114 (33.6) |
131 (28.5) |
9 (24.3) |
59 (35.1) |
14 (43.8) |
16 (57.1) |
135 (51.5) |
126 (54.8) |
604 (38.8) |
< 0.001 |
| Yes |
225 (66.4) |
328 (71.5) |
28 (75.7) |
109 (64.9) |
18 (56.2) |
12 (42.9) |
127 (48.5) |
104 (45.2) |
951 (61.2) |
|
| Anaemia levelsb | ||||||||||
| Mild |
96 (28.3) |
124 (27.0) |
10 (27.0) |
44 (26.2) |
6 (18.8) |
4 (14.3) |
66 (25.2) |
54 (23.5) |
404 (26.2) |
|
| Moderate |
116 (34.2) |
185 (40.3) |
17 (45.9) |
59 (35.1) |
9 (28.1) |
8 (28.6) |
61 (23.3) |
47 (20.4) |
502 (32.6) |
|
| Severe |
13 (4.9) |
19 (3.7) |
1 (3.5) |
6 (2.2) |
3 (1.6) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (1.3) |
47 (2.9) |
< 0.001 |
SD Standard deviation, N number per year, n number according to the variable categories
a Anaemia was defined as a hemoglobin (Hb) concentration lower than 11 g/dL
bAnaemia levels defined by Hb concentration: mild (10–10.9 g/dL), moderate (7–9.9 g/dL), and severe (< 7 g/dL)