Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of mothers and infants by infant care setting at baseline (shortly after birth) (n= 5003 where data available)
| Infant care setting at baseline | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With parents/ adopted |
In hospital | In orphanage/ institution |
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| Marital status | ||||
| Married or cohabiting | 3731 (83.6%) | 305 (67.3%) | 29 (46.0%) | 4065 (81.7%) |
| Single, separated, divorced or widowed |
731 (16.4%) | 148 (32.7%) | 34 (54.0%) | 911 (18.3%) |
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Age at leaving full-time education |
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| ≤16 years | 482 (21.0%) | 60 (26.9%) | 19 (59.4%) | 561 (22.0%) |
| 17 -18 years | 676 (29.5%) | 74 (33.2%) | 7 (21.9%) | 757 (29.7%) |
| ≥19 years | 1135 (49.5%) | 89 (39.9%) | 6 (18.8%) | 1230 (48.3%) |
| Maternal age | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 25.9 (22.6,29.6) | 27.3 (23.2,31.5) | 28.2 (23.9,31.0) | 26.0 (22.7,29.8) |
| Parity | ||||
| 0 | 2759 (61.8%) | 224 (50%) | 23 (36.5%) | 3006 (60.5%) |
| 1 | 1295 (29.0%) | 150 (33.5%) | 28 (44.4%) | 1471 (29.6%) |
| ≥2 | 410 (9.2%) | 74 (16.5%) | 12 (19.0%) | 358 (10.0%) |
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History of pregnancy termination |
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| No | 2711 (60.8%) | 260 (58.2%) | 35 (55.6%) | 3005 (60.5%) |
| Yes | 1751 (39.2%) | 187 (41.8%) | 28 (44.4%) | 1965 (39.5%) |
| History of IDU | ||||
| No | 3701 (83.5%) | 280 (63.1%) | 32 (50.8%) | 4012 (81.2%) |
| Yes | 733 (16.5%) | 164 (36.9%) | 31 (49.2%) | 927 (18.8%) |
| Sexual partner of IDU | ||||
| No | 2998 (68.0%) | 272 (62.2%) | 33 (52.4%) | 3303 (67.2%) |
| Yes | 1414 (32.0%) | 165 (37.8%) | 30 (47.6%) | 1609 (32.8%) |
| Timing of HIV diagnosis | ||||
| Before pregnancy | 1286 (29.1%) | 185 (41.5%) | 26 (41.9%) | 1496 (30.4%) |
| 1st/ 2nd trimester | 2216 (50.2%) | 107 (24.0%) | 7 (11.3%) | 2330 (47.3%) |
| 3rd trimester / at delivery | 915 (20.7%) | 154 (34.5%) | 29 (46.8%) | 1097 (22.3%) |
| Antenatal ART | ||||
| No | 751 (16.7%) | 255 (56.0%) | 47 (74.6%) | 1052 (21.0%) |
| Yes | 3732 (83.3%) | 200 (44.0%) | 16 (25.4%) | 3947 (79.0%) |
| Mode of delivery | ||||
| Vaginal | 2703 (60.3%) | 370 (81.3%) | 58 (92.1%) | 3129 (62.6%) |
| Elective CS | 1590 (35.5%) | 61 (13.4%) | 4 (6.4%) | 1655 (33.1%) |
| Emergency CS | 192 (4.3%) | 24 (5.3%) | 1 (1.6%) | 217 (4.3%) |
| Birthweight | ||||
| ≥2500g | 4084 (91.2%) | 252 (55.5%) | 41 (66.1%) | 4375 (87.6%) |
| <2500g | 398 (8.8%) | 202 (44.5%) | 21 (33.9%) | 621 (12.4%) |
| Gestational age | ||||
| ≥37 weeks | 4209 (94.0%) | 302 (66.4%) | 44 (71.0%) | 4554 (91.2%) |
| 34-36 weeks | 221 (4.9%) | 79 (17.4%) | 10 (16.1%) | 310 (6.2%) |
| <34 weeks | 48 (1.1%) | 74 (16.3%) | 8 (12.9%) | 130 (2.6%) |
| NAS | ||||
| No | 4393 (98.3%) | 407 (90.0%) | 51 (81.0%) | 4849 (97.3%) |
| Yes | 77 (1.7%) | 45 (10.0%) | 12 (19.1%) | 134 (2.7%) |