Table 3.
Differences in maternal characteristics between newborn-monotherapy dyads and newborn-triple therapy dyads.
| Maternal characteristic | Newborn-monotherapy dyads Mean (SE) or n (%) |
Newborn-triple therapy dyads Mean (SE) or n (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)∗ | 32 (0.7) | 28 (1) | <0.01 |
| Country of origin | |||
| African | 49 (66%) | 11 (37%) | <0.01 |
| Canadian | 14 (19%) | 18 (60%) | |
| Other | 11 (15%) | 1 (3%) | |
| Number of prenatal visits∗ | 8 (0.5) | 4 (0.6) | <0.01 |
| Final HIV status | |||
| Positive | 70 (83%) | 16 (43%) | <0.01 |
| Negative | 14 (17%) | 21 (57%) | |
| Viral load of those who are HIV-positive | |||
| <50 copies/mL | 59 (87%) | 2 (15%) | <0.01 |
| 50–1000 copies/mL | 9 (13%) | 6 (46%) | |
| >1000 copies/mL | 0 (0%) | 5 (38%) | |
| Partner involved | 50 (62%) | 17 (47%) | NS |
| HIV status of father of newborn | |||
| Positive | 22 (59%) | 4 (29%) | NS |
| Negative | 15 (41%) | 10 (71%) | |
| Substance use | 17 (21%) | 25 (69%) | <0.01 |
| Smoker | 14 (17%) | 20 (67%) | <0.01 |
| Living situation | |||
| Own home | 76 (89%) | 21 (57%) | <0.01 |
| Homeless or living in shelter | 9 (11%) | 16 (43%) | |
| Health insurance (OHIP) | 68 (80%) | 29 (78%) | NS |
| Social work referral | 51 (60%) | 33 (89%) | <0.01 |
| Lost custody of previous children | 8 (16%) | 17 (68%) | <0.01 |
| Sex work | 3 (4%) | 12 (34%) | <0.01 |
| Employed | 29 (41%) | 4 (12%) | <0.01 |
| Educated | 36 (90%) | 8 (47%) | <0.01 |
| AZT intrapartum | 70 (82%) | 17 (47%) | <0.01 |
∗Continuous variable, reported in mean (SE).