Table 3.
Signs and Symptoms at Enrollment Among Pregnant Women With Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI), by ARI Classification
| Sign or Symptom | AURTI (n = 51) |
ALRTI (n = 29) |
Overall (n = 80a) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of illness, db | 13 (8) | 16 (9) | 14 (10) | .09 |
| Time to enrollment, d | 5 (7) | 6 (7) | 5 (7) | .29 |
| Congestion or rhinorrhea | 44 (86) | 26 (90) | 70 (88) | .74 |
| Sore throat | 40 (78) | 21 (72) | 61 (76) | .54 |
| Cough | 39 (76) | 24 (83) | 63 (79) | .58 |
| Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath | 0 | 24 (83) | 24 (30) | <.01 |
| Wheezing | 0 | 12 (41) | 12 (15) | <.01 |
| History of fever | 7 (14) | 7 (24) | 14 (18) | .24 |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | 8 (16) | 9 (31) | 17 (21) | .11 |
| Chest pain | 6 (12) | 12 (41) | 18 (23) | <.01 |
| Loss of appetite | 17 (33) | 15 (52) | 32 (40) | .11 |
| Decreased activity | 27 (53) | 22 (76) | 49 (61) | .04 |
| Pregnancy-related symptoms | 1 (2) | 2 (7) | 3 (4) | .30 |
| Positive respiratory pathogen | 34 (67) | 17 (59) | 51 (64) | .47 |
Data are no. (%) of cases or median value (interquartile range).
Abbreviations: ALRTI, acute lower respiratory tract illness; AURTI, acute upper respiratory tract illness.
aOf 81 cases of ARI, 1 involved no ARI symptoms.
bData are for 48 cases with AURTI and 77 overall because 3 cases with AURTI were lost to follow-up.