Table 1.
Characteristics of the peripartum women included in the study, overall and by hospital, South Africa 2012. Column percentages are shown except for the top row.
| Ledger Variable | All subjects N (%) | CHB N (%) | KEH N (%) | MMH N (%) | GSH N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All subjects | 15,725 | 7,548 (48.0) | 2,441 (15.5) | 4,336 (27.6) | 1,400 (8.9) |
| Age | |||||
| ≤19 | 2,067 (13.1) | 1,087 (14.4) | 357 (14.6) | 519 (12.0) | 104 (7.4) |
| 20–24 | 4,402 (28.0) | 2,183 (28.9) | 747 (30.6) | 1,238 (28.6) | 234 (16.7) |
| 25–29 | 4,252 (27.0) | 1,898 (25.1) | 693 (28.4) | 1,245 (28.7) | 416 (29.7) |
| 30–34 | 2,834 (18.0) | 1,284 (17.0) | 383 (15.7) | 813 (18.8) | 354 (25.3) |
| 35–39 | 1,624 (10.3) | 812 (10.8) | 210 (8.6) | 393 (9.1) | 209 (14.9) |
| 40+ | 506 (3.2) | 276 (3.7) | 46 (1.9) | 103 (2.4) | 81 (5.8) |
| Missing | 40 (0.3) | 8 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 25 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) |
| Race | |||||
| Black | 10,786 (68.6) | 7,470 (99.0) | 2,253 (92.3) | 854 (19.7) | 209 (14.9) |
| Colored | 596 (3.8) | 22 (0.3) | 32 (1.3) | 382 (8.8) | 160 (11.4) |
| Asian | 134 (0.9) | 3 (0.0) | 34 (1.4) | 68 (1.6) | 29 (2.1) |
| White | 45 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | 31 (1.3) | 10 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) |
| Missing | 4,164 (26.5) | 52 (0.7) | 91 (3.7) | 3,022 (69.7) | 999 (71.4) |
| Prenatal visit | |||||
| Booked | 15,058 (95.8) | 7,291 (96.6) | 2,361 (96.7) | 4,110 (94.8) | 1,296 (92.6) |
| Unbooked | 574 (3.7) | 257 (3.4) | 65 (2.7) | 151 (3.5) | 101 (7.2) |
| Missing | 93 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (0.6) | 75 (1.7) | 3 (0.2) |
| Type of delivery | |||||
| Vaginal | 9,117 (58.0) | 4,773 (63.2) | 1,152 (47.2) | 2,567 (59.2) | 625 (44.6) |
| C-section | 6,362 (40.5) | 2,653 (35.1) | 1,220 (50.0) | 1,733 (40.0) | 756 (54.0) |
| BBA | 191 (1.2) | 121 (1.6) | 42 (1.7) | 16 (0.4) | 12 (0.9) |
| Missing | 55 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | 27 (1.1) | 20 (0.5) | 7 (0.5) |
| Gravidity (includes current pregnancy) | |||||
| 1 | 5,215 (33.2) | 2,647 (35.1) | 717 (29.4) | 1,505 (34.7) | 346 (24.7) |
| 2 | 4,738 (30.1) | 2,285 (30.3) | 766 (31.4) | 1,296 (29.9) | 391 (27.9) |
| 3 | 3,198 (20.3) | 1,495 (19.8) | 563 (23.1) | 834 (19.2) | 306 (21.9) |
| 4+ | 2,524 (16.1) | 1,120 (14.8) | 377 (15.4) | 671 (15.5) | 356 (25.4) |
| Missing | 50 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | 18 (0.7) | 30 (0.7) | 1 (0.1) |
| Parity (before current delivery) | |||||
| 0 | 5,674 (36.1) | 2,949 (39.1) | 787 (32.2) | 1,533 (35.4) | 405 (28.9) |
| 1 | 5,017 (31.9) | 2,355 (31.2) | 799 (32.7) | 1,406 (32.4) | 457 (32.6) |
| 2 | 3,070 (19.5) | 1,398 (18.5) | 543 (22.2) | 832 (19.2) | 297 (21.2) |
| 3 | 1,239 (7.9) | 563 (7.5) | 192 (7.9) | 341 (7.9) | 143 (10.2) |
| 4+ | 696 (4.4) | 282 (3.7) | 116 (4.8) | 201 (4.6) | 97 (6.9) |
| Missing | 29 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 23 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) |
| HIV Status | |||||
| Missing/Unknown | 130 (0.8) | 9 (0.1) | 21 (0.9) | 96 (2.2) | 4 (0.3) |
| Negative | 11,626 (73.9) | 5,362 (71.0) | 1,517 (62.1) | 3,598 (83.0) | 1,149 (82.1) |
| Positive | 3,969 (25.2) | 2,177 (28.8) | 903 (37.0) | 642 (14.8) | 247 (17.6) |
| CD4 ≥ 350 | 1,715 (10.9) | 887 (11.8) | 393 (16.1) | 318 (7.3) | 117 (8.4) |
| CD4 <350 and ≥200 | 1,112 (7.1) | 545 (7.2) | 312 (12.8) | 182 (4.2) | 73 (5.2) |
| CD4 < 200 | 663 (4.2) | 345 (4.6) | 185 (7.6) | 89 (2.1) | 44 (3.1) |
| CD4 missing/Uknown | 479 (3.0) | 400 (5.3) | 13 (0.5) | 53 (1.2) | 13 (0.9) |
Abbreviations
CHB: Chris-Hani Baragwanath Hospital
MMH: Mowbray Maternity Hospital
GSH: Groote Schuur Hospital
KEH: King Edward VIII hospital
BBA: Born before arrival in hospital
C-section: Caesarean section