Incidence of Mortality among Under-Five-Year-Old Children Born to Women Living with HIV and Those Born to Women Not Living with HIV in Botswana: A 5-Year Retrospective Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic and biomedical characteristics of under-five children born to women living with and not living with HIV between January 2014 and December 2018 in Botswana (N = 12,798).
Characteristic
Mother living with HIV
Mother not living with HIV
value
Number
Proportion (%)
Number
Proportion (%)
UFC gender
Male
1846
55.9
5418
57.0
0.270
Female
1454
44.1
4080
43.0
Total
3300
100
9498
100
Age median (IQR)
7.4 (0.7–11.1)
—
9.2.(0.5–23.2)
—
UFC age group (months)
0–0.91
951
28.8
2910
30.6
0.001
0.92–12
1079
32.7
2405
25.3
12.01–59.9
1270
38.5
4183
44.0
Total
3300
100
9498
100
Mode of delivery
SVD
2676
81.1
7509
79.1
0.013
C/S
624
18.9
1989
20.9
Total
3300
100
9498
100
UFC BW (grams)
<1000
89
2.7
209
2.2
0.001
1000–1499
224
6.8
561
5.9
1500–2499
737
22.3
1457
15.3
2500–3999
2182
66.1
6893
72.6
>4000
68
2.1
378
4.0
Total
3300
100
9498
100
UFC gestational age (weeks)
<28
88
2.7
218
2.3
0.001
28–30
193
5.8
432
4.5
31–33
203
6.1
503
5.3
34–36
524
15.9
1040
10.9
37–41
2233
67.7
7017
73.9
>41
59
1.8
288
3.0
Total
3300
100
9498
100
HIV prophylaxis at birth
Yes
3207
92.2
—
—
—
No
93
2.8
Total
3300
100
9498
100
Legend: UFC = under-five child, M = mean, SE = standard error of the mean, SVD = spontaneous vaginal delivery, C/S = Caesarean section, BW = birth weight, EBF = exclusive breastfeeding, and EFF = exclusive formula feeding. Comparisons are for within subgroup: ;.
