Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population by HIV exposure status
| Overall (n=134) |
HEU Infants (n=37) |
HUU Infants (n=97) |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant sex, n (%) | 0.40 | ||||
| Female | 70 (52%) | 22 (59%) | 48 (49%) | ||
| Male | 64 (48%) | 15 (41%) | 49 (51%) | ||
| Infant birth weight (g), median (IQR) | 3225 (2940–3440) | 3040 (2745–3285) | 3275 (2970–3560) | 0.01 | |
| Infant breastfeeding, n (%) | 109 (81%) | 13 (35%) | 96 (99%) | <0.0001 | |
| Nutritional statusa | >0.99 | ||||
| No malnutrition | 120 (93%) | 34 (94%) | 86 (92%) | ||
| Moderate malnutrition | 9 (7%) | 2 (6%) | 7 (8%) | ||
| Maternal age, median (IQR) | 26.8 (22.8–31.8) | 31.1 (25.4–36.1) | 25.9 (22.6–30.1) | 0.0003 | |
| Maternal education, n (%) | 0.03 | ||||
| None or primary | 9 (7%) | 6 (16%) | 3 (3%) | ||
| Secondary | 109 (81%) | 26 (70%) | 83 (86%) | ||
| Tertiary | 16 (12%) | 5 (14%) | 11 (11%) | ||
| Location of residence, n (%) | 0.62 | ||||
| Rural | 46 (34%) | 11 (30%) | 35 (36%) | ||
| Urban | 88 (66%) | 26 (70%) | 62 (64%) | ||
| Household size, median (IQR) | 5.5 (4.0–9.0) | 6.0 (4.0–8.0) | 5.0 (4.0–9.0) | 0.71 | |
HEU, HIV-exposed uninfected; HUU, HIV-unexposed uninfected; IQR, interquartile range
a
Data on nutritional status were missing for 5 infants