Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of women who accessed ART at Martin Preuss Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi, between January 2012 and December 2016
| Characteristics | Women: # (%) | Number of pregnancies | Observed rate per 100 person-years (95% confidence interval) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age ART initiationa | |||||
| 15–19 | 734 | (7%) | 41 | 4.4 | (3.3–6.0) |
| 20–24 | 2151 | (21%) | 144 | 5.1 | (4.3–6.0) |
| 25–29 | 2806 | (27%) | 180 | 4.2 | (3.7–4.9) |
| 30–34 | 2384 | (23%) | 98 | 2.6 | (2.2–3.2) |
| 35–39 | 1328 | (13%) | 32 | 1.4 | (1.0–2.0) |
| 40–44 | 701 | (7%) | 5 | 0.4 | (0.2–1.0) |
| 45–49 | 325 | (3%) | 0 | 0 | – |
| WHO clinical stage at ART initiationb | |||||
| 1 or 2 | 7597 | (75%) | 380 | 3.3 | (3.0–3.7) |
| 3 | 2113 | (21%) | 90 | 2.8 | (2.3–3.4) |
| 4 | 475 | (4%) | 24 | 2.8 | (1.9–4.3) |
| CD4 count (cells/mm3) at ART initiationc | |||||
| < 250 | 1390 | (54%) | 81 | 3.1 | (2.5–3.8) |
| 250 to 349 | 662 | (26%) | 43 | 3.4 | (2.5–4.6) |
| ≥ 350 | 536 | (21%) | 14 | 2.2 | (1.3–3.8) |
a43 women were less than 15 years at ART initiation; b287 women had no WHO clinical stage at ART initiation; c7,884 women had no CD4 count at ART initiation