Research Article
Comparison of Pregnancies between Perinatally and Sexually HIV-Infected Women: An Observational Study at an Urban Hospital
Table 1
Maternal characteristics of perinatally HIV-infected versus sexually HIV-infected parturients.
| | | Perinatally HIV-infected () | Sexually HIV-infected () | value |
| | Age (years) |
20.1 ± 2.7 | 28.9 ± 5.8 | <0.05 | | Race | | | NS | African
American | 19 (95.0%) | 70 (87.5%) | | | Others* | 1 (5.0%) | 10 (12.5%) | | | Employed | 12 (66.7%) | 58 (76.3%) | NS | | Insurance | | | NS | | Medicaid | 20 (100%) | 54 (71.1%) | | | Private | 0 (0%) | 4 (5.3%) | | | Grant Ryan White | 0 (0%) | 18 (23.7%) | | |
Hx of sexually transmitted infection | 17 (85%) | 49 (61.3%) | NS | | Current substance abuse | 0 (0%) | 13 (16.2%) | NS | | AIDS | 11 (55%) | 30 (37.5%) | NS | | HAART prior to pregnancy diagnosis | 9 (47.4%) | 33 (44.6%) | NS | | HIV care at pregnancy diagnosis | 14 (70%) | 45 (56.2%) | NS | | Initial CD4 count (cells/mm3) | | | | | Median | 322 | 393 | NS | | Range | 9–1199 | 6–1215 | NS | | Initial viral load (copies/mL) | | | | | Median | 2060 | 655 | NS | | Range | 0–71, 840 | 0–284, 640 | NS | | Genotype resistance | 8 (40%) | 10 (12.5%) | <0.01 | | Viral load undetectable during pregnancy | 7 (35.0%) | 59 (73.8%) | <0.01 |
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NS: not significant.
*Others include Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian.
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