Table 1.
Maternal and reproductive characteristics of adolescent mothers 12–19 and mothers 20–34 years of age
| Total, n (%) | Maternal age, n (%) | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–19 years | 20–34 years | |||
| No. of births | 100,189 (100) | 11,028 (11.0) | 89,161 (89.0) | – |
| No. of mothers | 96,938 (100) | 10,783 (11.1) | 86,155 (88.9) | – |
| Maternal age | ||||
| Median; Inter-quartile range (IQR) | 25; 22–29 | 18; 18–19 | 26; 23–29 | – |
| Hospitalb | ||||
| Lubaga | 6410 (6.4) | 134 (1.2) | 6276 (7.0) | < 0.001 |
| Mengo | 7905 (7.9) | 111 (1.0) | 7794 (8.7) | |
| Nsambya | 7531 (7.5) | 99 (0.9) | 7432 (8.3) | |
| Mulago national referral | 78,343 (78.2) | 10,684 (96.9) | 67,659 (75.9) | |
| Maternal HIV statusa | ||||
| Positive | 8167 (8.4) | 480 (4.5) | 7687 (8.9) | < 0.001 |
| Negative | 88,631 (91.4) | 10,282 (95.3) | 78,349 (91.0) | |
| Unknown | 140 (0.1) | 21 (0.2) | 119 (0.1) | |
| Maternal antiretroviral therapy (ART) at deliveryβ | ||||
| Yes | 7786 (95.3) | 438 (91.3) | 7348 (95.6) | < 0.001 |
| No | 381 (4.7) | 42 (8.8) | 339 (4.4) | |
| Maternal timing of initiation on ART∏ | ||||
| Before conception | 4161 (53.4) | 133 (30.4) | 4028 (54.8) | < 0.001 |
| After conception | 3625 (46.6) | 305 (69.6) | 3320 (45.2) | |
| Mother referred from other health centera | ||||
| Yes | 44,700 (46.1) | 7541 (69.9) | 37,159 (43.1) | < 0.001 |
| No | 52,238 (53.9) | 3242 (30.1) | 48,996 (56.9) | |
| Maternal paritya | ||||
| Primipara (1) | 32,765 (33.8) | 9023 (83.7) | 23,742 (27.6) | < 0.001 |
| Multipara (≥ 2) | 64,173 (66.2) | 1760 (16.3) | 62,413 (72.4) | |
| Mode of deliveryb | ||||
| Vaginal | 68,756 (68.6) | 8575 (77.8) | 60,181 (67.5) | < 0.001 |
| Caesarean section | 31,433 (31.4) | 2453 (22.2) | 28,980 (32.5) | |
| Singleton/multiple deliveriesb | ||||
| Singleton | 93,548 (93.4) | 10,516 (95.4) | 83,032 (93.1) | < 0.001 |
| Multiple | 6641 (6.6) | 512 (4.6) | 6129 (6.9) | |
| Received antenatal care (maternal)a | ||||
| Yes | 94,734 (97.7) | 10,403 (96.5) | 84,331 (97.9) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2204 (2.3) | 380 (3.5) | 1824 (2.1) | |
| Timing of first antenatal care (ANC) visita, ξ | ||||
| ANC within 1st Trimester | 6446 (7.9) | 580 (6.6) | 5866 (8.0) | < 0.001 |
| ANC within 2nd Trimester | 36,783 (44.9) | 3976 (45.3) | 32,807 (44.8) | |
| ANC within 3rd Trimester | 38,696 (47.2) | 4217 (48.1) | 34,479 (47.1) | |
| Number of maternal antenatal visitsa,π | ||||
| No ANC Visit | 2204 (2.3) | 380 (3.5) | 1824 (2.1) | < 0.001 |
| 1–3 Visits | 52,764 (54.6) | 6626 (61.5) | 46,138 (53.7) | |
| 4 + Visits | 41,731 (43.2) | 3761 (34.9) | 37,970 (44.2) | |
aDenominator is the number of mothers
bDenominator is the number of births
βDenominator is the number of HIV positive mothers (n = 8167)
∏Denominator is the number of HIV positive mothers on ART (n = 7786)
ξ10,605 Mothers missing date of first ANC visit
π239 Mothers missing the number of ANC visits