Table 2.
Morbidity and mortality profile of the neonates born from HIV-positive mothers and HIV-negative mothers, University Teaching Hospital, July 2006-December 2007
| variable | Newborns from HIV+ | Newborns from | P value |
| mothers | HIV-mothers | ||
| n=80 | n=160 | ||
| Neonatal asphyxia (n %) | 14 (17.5) | 53 (33.1) | <0.001 |
| Low birth weight (n %) | 16 (20) | 35 (21.8) | 0.53 |
| Mean birth weight (g) | 2950±578 | 2969±748 | 0.90 |
| Mean height (cm) | 48.43±2.66 | 48.92±3.76 | 0.14 |
| Hypothermia (n %) | 23 (28.8) | 61 (38.1) | 0.30 |
| Hypoglycemia (n %) | 10 (12.5)) | 17 (10.6) | 0.39 |
| Hypocalcaemia (n %) | 9 (11.3) | 20 (12.5) | 0.77 |
| Neonatal sepsis (n %) | 9 (11.3) | 19 (11.9) | 0.53 |
| Neonatal meningitis (n %) | 4 (5.0) | 6 (3.8) | 0.44 |
| Neonatal respiratory distress (n %) | 12 (15) | 20 (12.5) | 0.36 |
| Urinary tract infection (n %) | 3 (3.8) | 3 (1.9) | 0.31 |
| Neonatal jaundice (n %) | 21 (26.3) | 42 (26.3) | 0.55 |
| Mean length of stay in hospital (days) | 9.1 ± 8.3 | 8.8 ± 8.6 | 0.57 |
| Neonatal death (n %) | 8 (10) | 15 (9.4) | 0.52 |