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

Table 3. Associations between maternal characteristics and any evidence of fetal ACA.

Characteristic Category Risk of any fetal ACA Univariate Multivariate
OR (95% CI) p-value aOR (95% CI) p-value
Age in years at enrollment 17–21 5/21 (23.8%) reference reference
22–27 17/53 (32.1%) 1.51 (0.47–4.81) 0.49 1.39 (0.39–4.91) 0.61
28–43 32/119 (26.9%) 1.18 (0.40–3.48) 0.77 1.59 (0.46–5.47) 0.46
Formal education Any 45/150 (30.0%) reference reference
None 9/43 (20.9%) 0.62 (0.27–1.39) 0.25 0.47 (0.19–1.17) 0.11
Household wealth index Lowest third 18/64 (28.1%) reference reference
Middle third 17/62 (27.4%) 0.97 (0.44–2.11) 0.93 0.95 (0.41–2.19) 0.90
Highest third 19/67 (28.4%) 1.01 (0.47–2.17) 0.98 0.89 (0.39–2.06) 0.79
Gravidity Multigravida 44/152 (29.0%) reference Not included in final model due to correlation with maternal age
Secundigravida 7/23 (30.4%) 1.07 (0.41–2.79) 0.88
Primigravida 3/18 (16.7%) 0.49 (0.14–1.78) 0.28
Gestational age at enrollment > 20–28 weeks 21/89 (23.6%) reference reference
> 16–20 weeks 17/53 (32.1%) 1.53 (0.72–3.26) 0.27 1.75 (0.76–4.02) 0.19
12–16 weeks 16/51 (31.4%) 1.48 (0.69–3.19) 0.32 2.05 (0.84–5.00) 0.12
Duration since HIV diagnosed ≤ 2 years 25/76 (32.9%) reference reference
> 2years 29/117 (24.8%) 0.67 (0.36–1.27) 0.22 0.70 (0.32–1.54) 0.38
When started on ART > 90 days before enrollment 33/130 (25.4%) reference reference
1–90 days before enrollment 9/25 (36.0%) 1.65 (0.67–4.10) 0.28 1.49 (0.52–4.25) 0.46
At enrollment 12/38 (31.6%) 1.36 (0.62–2.99) 0.45 1.23 (0.48–3.17) 0.67
WHO stage at enrollment Stage 1 54/183 (29.5%) reference reference
Stage 2–3 0/10 (0%) NA - NA -
IPTp regimen TMP-SMX alone 31/95 (32.6%) reference reference
TMP-SMX + DP 23/98 (23.5%) 0.63 (0.34–1.19) 0.16 0.56 (0.28–1.10) 0.09
CD4 T-cell count at delivery > 500 cells/mm3 38/119 (31.9%) reference reference
250–500 cells/mm3 11/58 (19.0%) 0.50 (0.23–1.07) 0.07 0.51 (0.23–1.16) 0.11
< 250 cells/mm3 5/16 (31.3%) 0.97 (0.31–2.98) 0.96 2.05 (0.52–8.10) 0.31
Viral load at delivery Undetectable 39/147 (26.5%) reference reference
Detectable 15/46 (32.6%) 1.34 (0.65–2.74) 0.42 1.46 (0.63–3.38) 0.37
Placental malaria Absent 52/184 (28.3%) reference reference
Present 2/9 (22.2%) 0.73 (0.15–3.61) 0.70 1.16 (0.18–7.16) 0.87