Table 1.

Characteristics of 601 HIV-positive women by baseline exposure to HAART at study entry

	HAART (n=424)		No HAART (n=177)		p Valuea
	No.	%	No.	%
Ageb	35 (31, 41)		34 (30, 41)		0.094
Parityb	2 (1, 3)		2 (1, 2)		0.131
CD4 count (cells/mm3)b	248 (152, 382)		299 (174, 448)		0.009
CD4 count (cells/mm3)
< 200	166	39.2	52	29.4	0.036
200–349	124	29.3	52	29.4
≥ 350	134	31.6	73	41.2
Baseline negative Pap	225	53.1	101	57.1	0.371
Reported history of STIs	292	68.9	113	63.8	0.231
Condom used at last sex	317	74.8	126	71.2	0.364
Current hormonal contraception	60	14.2	16	9.0	0.086
Lifetime # sex partners ≥5	179	42.2	61	34.5	0.077
Age at first sex <15 years	34	8.0	12	6.8	0.603
Unemployed	235	55.4	86	48.6	0.126
High school graduate	174	41.0	64	36.2	0.265

STIs, sexually transmitted infections.

^aCategoric variables are compared by chi-square test for general association; continuous variables by Wilcoxon rank-sum test

^bmedian (inter-quartile range).