The Effect of Cotrimoxazole Prophylactic Treatment on Malaria, Birth Outcomes, and Postpartum CD4 Count in HIV-Infected Women

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 1236 pregnant women by CPT exposure status.

Characteristic	CPT-unexposed*; (𝑁=468)	CPT-exposed*; (𝑁=768)	Total population; (𝑁=1236)	𝑃 value^†
Age (yr)
Median	25	26	26	0.40
Interquartile range	(22−29)	(23−30)	(23−30)
CD4 at screening (cells/µL)
Median	350	362	357	<0.01
Interquartile range	(276−421)	(303−429)	(295−427)
Maternal education (% >primary)^‡	38.5	35.3	36.5	0.26
Married (%)	91.7	92.5	92.2	0.62
Mother’s first pregnancy (%)	12.4	12.4	12.4	0.99

 *Women were considered CPT-unexposed if they gave birth before 13 June 2006; women were considered CPT-exposed if they had their second prenatal visit after 15 August 2006.
^†𝑃 values based on Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables and chi-square test for binary variables, comparing CPT-exposed and CPT-unexposed groups.
^‡Level of education was missing for one mother.