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

Table 2

Summary of neonatal demographics.

Neonatal demographics	Proportion
Sex
Male	63 (52%)
Triple therapy	37 (30%)
Gestational age (weeks)	38 (2)
Birth weight (g)	3013 (585)
Small for gestational age (<10th percentile)	21 (17%)
APGAR at 1 min <7	11 (9%)
APGAR at 5 min <7	3 (2%)
Toxicology screen
Positive	33 (27%)
Negative	6 (5%)
N/A	83 (68%)
Of those that were toxicology screen positive ()
Cocaine	31 (94%)
NICU admission	39 (32%)
Of those in NICU, preterm (<37 wks)	19 (49%)
Length of stay in hospital (days)	4.7 (7.6)
Meconium present at delivery	22 (18%)
CPS involved	41 (34%)
CPS apprehended	35 (29%)
Three most frequent cited reasons for triple therapy ()
Maternal high risk behaviour	13 (35%)
Not documented	10 (27%)
High viral load	8 (22%)

Continuous variable, reported in mean (SD).
CPS: child protective services.