Research Article

Urinary Tract Infections among HIV-Positive Pregnant Women in Mwanza City, Tanzania, Are High and Predicted by Low CD4+ Count

Table 2

Clinical and obstetric characteristics of HIV-infected pregnant women.

Patient characteristicsFrequencyPercentage (%)

Gravidity
Gravida 13514.9
Gravida 25724.4
≥Gravida 314260.7
Parity
Nulliparity4318.4
Para 1–314963.7
≥Para 44217.9
Gestation age
1st trimester135.6
2nd trimester11047.0
3rd trimester11147.4
Coitus per week
≤116871.8
≥26628.2

Median baseline CD4264 (IQR 108–434)
Baseline CD4
≤20014160.3
>2009339.7
Median current CD4407.5 (IQR 291–583)
Current CD4
<200219.0
≥20021391.0
Median HAART duration (months)16 (IQR 5–34)
Duration on HAART (months)
≤1210544.9
13–244117.5
≥258837.6
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole use
Yes21591.9
No198.1
Urinary symptoms
Yes2711.5
No20788.5

Median with interquartile range; IQR: interquartile range; HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy.