Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics among HIV-infected mothers and children born to HIV-infected mothers
| Characteristic | Number (%)a |
|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | |
| <20 | 82 (12) |
| 20–24 | 281 (40) |
| 25–29 | 231 (32) |
| ≥30 | 117 (16) |
| Maternal education | |
| None or less than high school | 633 (89) |
| High school or above | 78 (11) |
| Marital status | |
| Single, divorced or widowed | 82 (12) |
| Cohabiting | 172 (24) |
| Married (monogamous and polygamous) | 457 (64) |
| Maternal occupation | |
| Housewife | 514 (72) |
| Professional, employed, business, public office and other | 197 (28) |
| Paternal education | |
| None or less than high school | 406 (57) |
| High school or above | 305 (43) |
| Parity | |
| 1 | 224 (32) |
| 2 | 197 (28) |
| 3 | 152 (21) |
| ≥4 | 138 (19) |
| Family expenditure for food (TZS/day/person) | |
| <500 | 263 (41) |
| ≥500 | 372 (59) |
| Maternal BMI at 6 weeks after delivery (kg/m2) | |
| <18.5 | 55 (9) |
| 18.5–24.49 | 455 (74) |
| ≥25 | 105 (17) |
| Maternal baseline hemoglobin level (g/dl) | |
| <8.5 | 183 (26) |
| ≥8.5 | 528 (74) |
| Maternal MUAC at 6 weeks after delivery (cm) | |
| <23 | 299 (42) |
| ≥23 | 412 (58) |
| Maternal WHO HIV disease stage | |
| I | 578 (81) |
| II and above | 132 (19) |
| Maternal baseline CD4+ T-cell count (cells/μl) | |
| <200 | 70 (10) |
| 200–499 | 384 (54) |
| ≥500 | 257 (36) |
| Child sex | |
| Male | 360 (51) |
| Female | 349 (49) |
| Gestational age at birth (weeks) | |
| <34 | 50 (7) |
| 34–36 | 111 (16) |
| ≥37 | 550 (77) |
| Birth weight (g) | |
| <2000 | 9 (1) |
| 2000–2499 | 46 (6) |
| ≥2500 | 656 (92) |
aPercentages may not total 100 because of rounding.
BMI, body mass index; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; TZS, Tanzanian Shillings.