Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 2,029 HIV-infected women who initiated cART during pregnancy in Lusaka, Zambia 2009–2010.
| Characteristic | Lost to Follow-up at 6 months |
Remained in HIV Care at 6 months |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| N=507 (25.0) N(%) |
N=1522 (75.0) N(%) |
N=2,029 N (%) |
|
| Age | |||
| ≤ 25 | 201 (39.6) | 483 (31.8) | 684 (33.7) |
| >25 | 306 (60.4) | 1,037 (68.2) | 1,343 (66.3) |
| Level of education | |||
| None or primary | 211 (48.0) | 540 (40.4) | 751 (42.2) |
| Secondary or tertiary | 229 (52.1) | 798 (59.6) | 1,027 (57.8) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married or cohabitating | 450 (91.7) | 1,353 (91.6) | 1,804 (92.6) |
| Singled, divorced or widowed |
41 (8.4) | 125 (8.5) | 166 (8.4) |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed or student | 85 (19.1) | 380 (28.1) | 465 (25.8) |
| Housewife or unemployed | 361 (80.9) | 974 (71.9) | 1,335 (74.2) |
| CD4 count (cells/uL) | |||
| ≤150 | 118 (23.5) | 377 (25.1) | 495 (24.7) |
| 151–250 | 202 (40.2) | 557 (37.1) | 759 (37.9) |
| 251–350 | 118 (36.3) | 566 (37.7) | 748 (37.4) |
| WHO stage | |||
| 1 or 2 | 458 (92.9) | 1,360 (91.1) | 1,818 (92.5) |
| 3 or 4 | 35 (7.1) | 133 (8.9) | 168 (8.5) |
| Duration of antenatal cART | |||
| 1–4 weeks | 18 (27.2) | 274 (18.0) | 412 (20.3) |
| > 4 weeks | 369 (72.8) | 1,248 (82.0) | 1,617 (79.7) |
| New HIV diagnosis during pregnancy |
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| Yes | 439 (86.6) | 1,328 (87.3) | 1,767 (87.1) |
| No | 68 (13.4) | 194 (12.8) | 262 (12.9) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
| <18.5 | 15 (3.2) | 46 (3.2) | 61 (3.2) |
| 18.5 –<25 | 306 (64.7) | 923 (63.4) | 1,229 (63.7) |
| 25 – <30 | 125 (26.4) | 392 (26.9) | 517 (26.8) |
| ≥30 | 27 (5.7) | 96 (6.6) | 123 (6.4) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | |||
| <8 | 17 (3.7) | 45 (3.2) | 62 (3.4) |
| 8–<10 | 105 (22.9) | 357 (25.7) | 462 (25.0) |
| ≥ 10 | 337 (73.4) | 990 (71.1) | 1,327 (71.7) |
| Active tuberculosis | |||
| Yes | 10 (2.0) | 23 (1.5) | 33 (1.6) |
| No | 497 (98.0) | 1,499 (98.5) | 1,996 (98.4) |
| Number of ANC visit | |||
| 1 or 2 | 358 (70.6) | 966 (63.5) | 1,324 (65.3) |
| ≥3 | 149 (29.4) | 556 (36.5) | 704 (34.8) |
| Parity | |||
| 0 | 108 (22.0) | 252 (17.2) | 360 (18.4) |
| 1 | 126 (25.7) | 358 (24.4) | 484 (24.7) |
| 2 | 112 (5.7) | 343 (23.4) | 455 (23.3) |
| >2 | 144 (29.4) | 515 (35.1) | 659 (33.7) |
| Low birthweight (<2,500 grams) | |||
| Yes | 82 (16.5) | 204 (13.7) | 286 (14.4) |
| No | 414 (83.5) | 1287 (86.3) | 1,701 (85.6) |
| Preterm delivery (<37 weeks gestation) |
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| Yes | 179 (41.2) | 461 (35.6) | 640 (37.0) |
| No | 256 (58.9) | 835 (64.4) | 1,091 (63.0) |