Table 3. Maternal characteristics at data abstraction overall and by site.
| Malawi | Uganda | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2384 | N = 3708 | N = 1888 | N = 2158 | N = 10138 | |
| Maternal age | 25.7±6.7 (14–48) | 25.5±5.6 (13–46) | 28.6±6.1 (12–48) | 26.7±6.4 (14–45) | 26.4±6.3 (12–48) |
| Gravidity | 2.5±1.6 (1–10) | 2.6±1.7 (0–11) | 2.6±1.3 (1–12) | 2.4±1.3 (1–8) | 2.5±1.5 (0–12) |
| Parity | 1.4±1.5 (0–9) | 1.4±1.6 (0–9) | 1.3±1.1 (0–6) | 1.3±1.3 (0–7) | 1.4±1.4 (0–9) |
| Attended 4+ antenatal care visits | 1070 (46.7%) | 578 (38.9%) | 1259 (70.2%) | 633 (33.9%) | 3540 (47.6%) |
| HIV status | |||||
| Negative | 2008 (84.2%) | 3185 (85.9%) | 1409 (74.6%) | 1765 (81.8%) | 8367 (82.5%) |
| Positive | 311 (13.0%) | 391 (10.5%) | 463 (24.5%) | 216 (10.0%) | 1381 (13.6%) |
| Documented as unknown | 22 (0.9%) | 12 (0.3%) | 2 (0.1%) | 100 (4.6%) | 136 (1.3%) |
| Not documented | 43 (1.8%) | 120 (3.2%) | 14 (0.7%) | 77 (3.6%) | 254 (2.5%) |
| Transferred for delivery from a different facility | 1681 (70.5%) | 1164 (31.4%) | 741 (39.9%) | 756 (35.5%) | 4342 (43.1%) |
| Transferred to a different facility after delivery | 2 (0.1%) | 8 (0.2%) | 13 (0.7%) | 32 (1.5%) | 55 (0.5%) |
| Number of infants from this delivery | |||||
| 1 | 2327 (97.6%) | 3584 (96.7%) | 1843 (97.6%) | 2103 (97.5%) | 9857 (97.2%) |
| 2 | 56 (2.3%) | 121 (3.3%) | 42 (2.2%) | 55 (2.5%) | 274 (2.7%) |
| 3 | 1 (0.0%) | 3 (0.1%) | 3 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (0.1%) |
Statistics are N (%) for categorical variables and mean±SD (range) for continuous variables.