Table 2.
Biological and anthropometric characteristics of the HIV positive pregnant women (n = 1626)
|
Factors |
Preterm Cases (%) |
No Preterm (%) |
P value |
OR |
95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=181 | N=1445 | ||||
|
CD4 level | |||||
| · <200 |
47 (26.0) |
265 (18.3) |
0.008 |
1.8 |
1.16 – 2.99 |
| · 200 – 350 |
49 (27.1) |
410 (28.4) |
0.36 |
1.3 |
0.79 – 2.00 |
| · 351–500 |
40 (22.0) |
421 (29.1) |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
| · >500 |
45 (24.9) |
349 (24.2) |
0.22 |
1.4 |
0.83 – 2.18 |
|
Viral load | |||||
| · <1000 |
79 (43.6) |
741 (51.3) |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
| · 1000 – 10,000 |
48 (26.5) |
322 (22.2) |
0.10 |
1.4 |
0.94 – 2.08 |
| · >10,000 |
54 (29.9) |
382 (26.4) |
0.16 |
1.3 |
0.90 – 1.94 |
|
Body Mass Index | |||||
| · <18.50 |
12 (6.7) |
101 (7.0) |
0.94 |
0.96 |
0.46 – 1.83 |
| · 18.50 - 24.99 |
98 (54.1) |
791 (54.8) |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
| · > = 25 |
71 (39.2) |
553 (38.2) |
0.89 |
1.04 |
0.74 – 1.45 |
|
Opportunistic Infection at delivery | |||||
| · Present |
21 (11.6) |
85 (5.9) |
0.01 |
2.1 |
1.23 – 3.57 |
| · Absent |
160 (88.4) |
1360 (94.1) |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Reproductive tract infection at delivery | |||||
| Present |
13 (7.2) |
51 (3.5) |
0.03 |
2.1 |
1.07–4.11 |
| Absent | 168 (92.8) | 1394 (96.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |