Research Article

Effect of Efavirenz on Endogenous Progesterone Concentrations and Contraceptive Outcomes among Ugandan HIV Infected Women Coadministering Ethinylestradiol/Levonorgestrel

Table 1

Comparison of variables between HIV positive women on HAART and HAART naive HIV positive women taking combined oral contraceptive pills between October 2015 and March 2016 at TASO Clinic, Mulago Hospital.

VariableHIV positive women on HAART
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HAART naive HIV positive women
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tp value

Mean age in yrs (SD)29.7 (6.51)27.3 (3.95)1.290.20
Mean weight in Kgs (SD)63.4 (10.99)61.2 (6.53)0.730.47
Mean 13.2 (0.83)13.1 (0.74)0.390.70
Mean progesterone levels in ng/ml (SD)6.9 (6.51)5.8 (6.17)0.570.57

between last dose of efavirenz or oral contraceptive and sampling; SD = standard deviation; Kgs = kilograms.