Table 1.
Characteristics of children at follow-upa, b, c
| BFPH cohort | CIGNIS cohort | HUU | HEU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 64 | 326 | 279 | 111 |
| Sex (# (%) male | 30 (47 %) | 146 (45 %) | 131 (47 %) | 45 (41 %) |
| Age (years) d | 11.6 (SD 0.7) | 7.5 (SD 0.7) | 8.0 (SD 1.5) | 8.6 (SD 2.0) |
| Birth weight (kg)d | 3.05 (SD 0.44) | 3.03 (SD 0.51) | 3.07 (SD 0.50) | 2.94 (SD 0.49) |
| Marital statusd | ||||
| Married | 39 (61 %) | 245 (75 %) | 219 (79 %) | 65 (59 %) |
| Widowed | 10 (16 %) | 13 (4 %) | 8 (3 %) | 15 (14 %) |
| Divorced | 2 (3 %) | 19 (6 %) | 15 (5 %) | 6 (5 %) |
| Single | 9 (14 %) | 35 (11 %) | 33 (12 %) | 11 (10 %) |
| Other/unknown | 4 (6 %) | 13 (4 %) | 3 (1 %) | 14 (13 %) |
| Mother’s educationd | ||||
| Primary or less | 40 (63 %) | 102 (31 %) | 94 (34 %) | 48 (43 %) |
| Secondary | 13 (20 %) | 68 (21 %) | 53 (19 %) | 28 (25 %) |
| College/university | 7 (11 %) | 149 (46 %) | 130 (47 %) | 26 (23 %) |
| Missing | 4 (6 %) | 6 (2 %) | 1 (0.4 %) | 9 (8 %) |
| Father’s educationd, e | ||||
| Primary or less | 11 (17 %) | 44 (14 %) | 41 (15 %) | 14 (13 %) |
| Secondary | 25 (39 %) | 84 (26 %) | 63 (23 %) | 46 (41 %) |
| College/university | 10 (16 %) | 168 (52 %) | 151 (54 %) | 27 (24 %) |
| Missing | 18 (28 %) | 29 (9 %) | 23 (8 %) | 24 (23 %) |
| Mother’s occupationd, e | ||||
| Employed | 36 (56 %) | 238 (73 %) | 202 (73 %) | 72 (65 %) |
| Housewife | 18 (28 %) | 56 (17 %) | 54 (19 %) | 20 (18 %) |
| Unemployed | 6 (9 %) | 24 (7 %) | 21 (8 %) | 9 (8 %) |
| Not applicable or unknown | 4 (6 %) | 7 (2 %) | 1 (0.4 %) | 10 (9 %) |
| Father’s occupationd, e | ||||
| Employed | 42 (66 %) | 283 (87 %) | 242 (87 %) | 83 (75 %) |
| Unemployed | 3 (5 %) | 10 (3 %) | 10 (4 %) | 3 (3 %) |
| Not applicable or unknown | 18 (28 %) | 28 (9 %) | 26 (9 %) | 25 (22 %) |
| Asset index tertilesd, e | ||||
| Low | 31 (48 %) | 99 (30 %) | 78 (28 %) | 52 (47 %) |
| Medium | 24 (38 %) | 109 (33 %) | 99 (35 %) | 36 (32 %) |
| High | 9 (14 %) | 118 (36 %) | 104 (37 %) | 23 (21 %) |
aDefined inclusively as children either known negative or untested
b HEU HIV-exposed, uninfected, HUU HIV-unexposed, uninfected
cValues are mean (SD) or number (%)
dDifferent between BFPH and CIGNIS, P < 0.05; t-tests used for age and birth weight, chi-square test for other variables
eDifferent between HUU and HEU, P < 0.05, by chi-square test