Research Article

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

Table 4

Differences in neonatal characteristics between newborn-monotherapy dyads and newborn-triple therapy dyads.

Neonatal characteristic Newborn-monotherapy dyads
Mean (SE) or (%)
Newborn-triple therapy dyads
Mean (SE) or (%)
value

Gender
 Male45 (53%)18 (49%)NS
Gestational age (weeks)38 (0.2)37 (0.5)<0.01
Birth weight (g)3079 (63)2864 (96)NS
Small for gestational age18 (21%)3 (8%)NS
Toxicology screen
 Positive10 (12%)23 (62%)<0.05
NICU admission19 (22%)20 (54%)<0.01
Length of stay in hospital (days)3 (0.5)8 ()<0.05
CPS involved15 (18%)26 (70%)<0.01

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