TABLE 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of HIV-Infected Pregnant Women (N = 98): Northern Alberta, 1999–2006

	Mean (Range) or No. (%)
Age at first delivery, y	26 (18–42)
Race/ethnicity
White	15 (15.3)
Aboriginal	61 (62.2)
Black	17 (17.3)
Other or unknown	5 (5.1)
Mode of acquisition of HIV
Heterosexual	54 (55.1)
Injection drug use	37 (37.8)
Other	2 (2.0)
Unknown	5 (5.1)
Positive for HCV antibody
Yes	37 (37.8)
No	59 (60.2)
Not known	2 (2.0)
Time of first positive HIV test
Before first pregnancy	52 (53.0)
Prenatal screening	42 (42.9)
At delivery	2 (2.0)
Following delivery	2 (2.0)
CD4 cell count at delivery, cells/μL	394 (196)a

^aSD, not percentage.