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. 2019 Apr 11;14(4):e0215058. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215058

Table 1. Maternal characteristics among samples with any assessment for ACA.

Characteristic Prevalence
Age categories at enrollment
17–21 years 21 (10.9%)
22–27 years 53 (27.5%)
28–43 years 119 (61.7%)
Highest level of formal education
None 43 (22.3%)
Primary school 107 (55.4%)
Secondary school 25 (13.0%)
Beyond secondary school 18 (9.3%)
Household wealth index
Lowest tertile 64 (33.2%)
Middle tertile 62 (32.1%)
Highest tertile 67 (34.7%)
Gravidity
Primigravida 18 (9.3%)
Secundigravida 23 (11.9%)
Multigravida 152 (78.8%)
Gestational age at enrollment
12–16 weeks 51 (26.4%)
16–20 weeks 53 (27.5%)
20–24 weeks 54 (28.0%)
24–28 weeks 35 (18.1%)
Duration since HIV first diagnosed at enrollment
>5 years 62 (32.2%)
2–5 years 55 (28.5%)
6 months–2 years 37 (19.2%)
≤ 6 months 39 (20.2%)
Duration on ART at enrollment
>90 days 130 (67.4%)
1–90 days 25 (13.0%)
Started on ART at time of enrollment 38 (19.7%)
WHO HIV disease stage 2 or 3 at enrollment 10 (5.2%)
IPTp regimen during pregnancy
Daily TMP-SMX 95 (49.2%)
Daily TMP-SMX + monthly DP 98 (50.8%)
CD4 T cell count at delivery
>500 cells/mm3 119 (61.7%)
250–500 cell/mm3 58 (30.1%)
<250 cells/mm3 16 (8.3%)
Detectable HIV viral load at delivery 46 (23.8%)
Placental malaria by histopathology at delivery 9 (4.7%)