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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 3.
Published in final edited form as: Curr HIV Res. 2015;13(3):201–209. doi: 10.2174/1570162x1303150506183256

Table 3. Baseline Characteristics for Women with CompleteA versus Incomplete Compliance with PMTCT Care Cascade.

Variable Completed PMTCT Care Cascade (N=20,679) Incomplete Compliance with Care Cascade (N=10,825)
Median (IQR)B N available for analysis Median (IQR)B N available for analysis P-value
Maternal age at 1st visit (years) 30 (27-34) 20,111 30 (26-34) 10,244 <0.0001
Gestational Age at 1st visit (weeks) 23 (17-29) 19,005 22 (16-29) 9776 <0.001
CD4 count at baseline (cells/mm3) 363 (240-516) 17,904 359 (223-522) 8620 0.039
Viral load at baseline (copies/mL) 603 (200-16026) 15,109 1626 (200-29638) 6857 <0.0001
ARV Status, (%) 20,679 10,825 <0.0001D
 NNRTI-based ART/prophylaxis 72% 65% <0.0001
 PI-based ART 7% 6% <0.0001
 Triple-NRTI ART 0.4% 0.2% <0.02
 Mono/dual-NRTI prophylaxis 12% 10% <0.0001
 Single-dose NVP only 0.2% 0.2% 0.6
 No ARVs received or none documentedC 8% 19% <0.0001
A

Complete compliance requires a minimum of one antenatal, delivery, and at least 1 infant follow-up visit.

B

All values reported in median (IQR) unless otherwise specified

C

No evidence of ARV receipt in database due to multiple factors: LTFU, non-eligible and <28 weeks (2006 guidelines), not documented.

D

Chi-square test was used for overall comparison of ARV regimens between those with complete and incomplete care compliance; Student's t-test was used for individual ARV comparisons.