Table 6.
Differences in maternal characteristics between 4 groups in secondary analysis.
| Maternal characteristic | Group 1 Mean (SD) or n (%) |
Group 2 Mean (SD) or n (%) |
Group 3 Mean (SD) or n (%) |
Group 4 Mean (SD) or n (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)∗ | 32 (6) | 31 (6) | 28 (6) | 28 (8) | <0.01 |
| Country of origin | |||||
| African | 44 (77%) | 15 (71%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | <0.01 |
| Canada | 6 (11%) | 4 (19%) | 11 (85%) | 10 (100%) | |
| Other | 7 (12%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (15%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Number of prenatal visits∗ | 9 (3) | 7 (4) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | <0.01 |
| Final HIV status | |||||
| Positive | 62 (100%) | 22 (100%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | <0.01 |
| Negative | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 18 (95%) | 14 (100%) | |
| Partner involved | 39 (64%) | 13 (65%) | 8 (40%) | 3 (25%) | <0.05 |
| HIV status of father of newborn | |||||
| Positive | 19 (56%) | 4 (33%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NS |
| Negative | 15 (44%) | 8 (67%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (100%) | |
| Substance use | 4 (7%) | 6 (29%) | 17 (89%) | 14 (100%) | <0.01 |
| Smoker | 2 (3%) | 3 (17%) | 15 (88%) | 13 (100%) | <0.01 |
| Living situation | |||||
| Own home | 60 (97%) | 20 (91%) | 10 (50%) | 3 (21%) | <0.01 |
| Homeless or living in shelter | 2 (3%) | 2 (9%) | 10 (50%) | 11 (79%) | |
| Health insurance (OHIP) | 49 (79%) | 19 (86%) | 13 (65%) | 12 (86%) | NS |
| Social work referral | 31 (50%) | 16 (73%) | 20 (100%) | 14 (100%) | <0.01 |
| Lost custody of previous children | 1 (3%) | 3 (21%) | 11 (79%) | 9 (82%) | <0.01 |
| Sex work | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 6 (32%) | 8 (57%) | <0.01 |
| Employed | 26 (47%) | 4 (21%) | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | <0.01 |
| Educated | 27 (90%) | 10 (100%) | 4 (57%) | 1 (14%) | <0.01 |
| AZT intrapartum | 60 (97%) | 21 (95%) | 4 (21%) | 0 (0%) | <0.01 |
∗Continuous variable, reported in mean (SD).