Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants in Malawi (n=1005)
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics at baseline | |
| Age (%) | |
| <20 y | 6.76 |
| 20–24 y | 35.88 |
| 25–29 y | 34.39 |
| >=30 y | 22.96 |
| Education Level (%) | 75.83 |
| None | 12.46 |
| Primary level | 52.74 |
| Secondary level | 34.8 |
| Marital Status (%) | |
| Married or Cohabitating | 92.82 |
| Single, divorced, or widowed | 7.18 |
| Employment (%) | |
| No | 80.46 |
| Yes | 19.54 |
| Exposure to famine season in month prior to baseline visit (%) | |
| Total | 42.83 |
| Partial | 19.56 |
| None | 37.61 |
| Parity (%) | |
| 0 | 18.21 |
| 1 to 2 | 58.70 |
| >=3 | 23.09 |
| Height (cm) (mean ± SD) | 155.9± 5.3 |
| Midupper arm circumference (cm) (mean ± SD) | 26.5 ± 2.7 |
| Arm muscle area (cm2) (mean ± SD) | 36.8 ± 6.6 |
| Arm fat area (cm2) (mean ± SD) | 19.7 ± 7.8 |
| Fundal Height (cm)* | 24.9 ± 4.8 |
| CD4 count (X 106 cells/L) ** | 439 (IQR: 319–592) |
| Infant characteristics at birth | |
| Birthweight (g) (mean ± SD) | 2998±440 |
| Low birth weight (%) | 8.7 |
| Infant sex (% male) | 50.8 |
| Infant HIV status (% positive) | 3.8 |
*
Sample size reduced to 893; 92 women had no FH and 20 women had FH missing at baseline.
**
CD4 count displayed as median and interquartile range (IQR).