HIV Prophylaxis in High Risk Newborns: An Examination of Sociodemographic Factors in an Inner City Context

Table 1

Summary of maternal demographics.

Maternal demographics	Proportion
Age (years)	31 ()
Country of origin
African	60 (49%)
Canadian	32 (26%)
Other	12 (10%)
Unknown	18 (15%)
HIV status known at delivery
Y	93 (76%)
N	29 (24%)
Final HIV status
Positive	86 (70%)
Negative	35 (29%)
Unknown	1 (1%)
Viral load of those who are HIV-positive ()
<50 copies/mL	62 (72%)
50–1000 copies/mL	14 (16%)
>1000 copies/mL	5 (6%)
Unknown	5 (6%)
AZT intrapartum	87 (71%)
Type of delivery
Vaginal	83 (68%)
Caesarean section	39 (32%)
Partner involved
Y	67 (55%)
N	50 (41%)
Not documented	5 (4%)
HIV status of father of newborn
Positive	26 (21%)
Negative	25 (20%)
Not documented	71 (58%)
Substance using	42 (34%)
Smoker	34 (28%)
Living situation
Having their own home	97 (79%)
Homeless or living in shelter	25 (20%)
OHIP	97 (79%)
Social work referral	84 (69%)
Loss of custody of previous children
Y	25 (20%)
N	51 (42%)
N/A	44 (36%)
Not documented	2 (2%)
Sex work	15 (12%)
Employed
Y	33 (27%)
N	70 (57%)
Not documented	19 (16%)
Education (at least grade 12)
Y	44 (36%)
N	13 (11%)
Not documented	65 (53%)

Continuous variable, reported in mean (SD).