Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research Article

HIV Status and Other Risk Factors for Prevalent and Incident Sexually Transmitted Infection during Pregnancy (2000-2014)

Table 1

Characteristics of pregnant women by HIV status (n=432).
CharacteristicTotal
n (%) or
mean (SD)
n=432		HIV-infected
n (%) or
mean (SD)
n=210		HIV-uninfected
n (%) or
mean (SD)
n=222		p-value
Sociodemographics    
Maternal Age, mean (SD)26.6 (6.2)27.3 (5.8)25.8 (6.5)0.01
Maternal Age, categories   <0.001
 <2048/430 (11.2)10/209 (4.8)38/221 (17.2) 
 20-29254/430 (59.1)127/209 (60.8)127/221 (57.5) 
 30-39116/430 (27.0)67/209 (32.1)49/221 (22.2) 
 40+12/430 (2.8)5/209 (2.4)7/221 (3.2) 
Race   <0.001
 Black277/431 (64.3)164/209 (78.5)113/222 (50.9) 
 White/Hispanic/Other154/431 (35.7)45/209 (21.5)109/222 (49.1)
Marital Status   0.02
 Single310/406 (76.4)157/192 (81.8)153/214 (71.5) 
 Married96/406 (23.7)35/192 (18.2)61/214 (28.5) 
Highest Level of Education   0.25
 <12 grade86/210 (41.0)36/98 (36.7)50/112 (44.6) 
 ≥ 12 grade124/210 (59.1)62/98 (63.3)62/112 (55.4)
Insurance Status   0.86
 Public/Uninsured366/431 (84.9)179/210 (85.2)187/221 (84.6) 
 Private65/431 (15.1)31/210 (14.8)34/221 (15.4) 
Parity   0.84
 0138/389 (35.5)62/182 (34.1)76/207 (36.7) 
 1121/389 (31.1)57/182 (31.3)64/207 (30.9)
 2+130/389 (33.4)63/182 (34.6)67/207 (32.4)
Year of Delivery   0.79
 2000-2006170/432 (39.4)84/210 (40.0)86/222 (38.7) 
 2007-2014262/432 (60.7)126/210 (60.0)136/222 (61.3)
Substance Use    
Before Pregnancy (self-report)    
 Tobacco102/369 (27.6)56/186 (30.1)46/183 (25.1)0.29
 Marijuana33/300 (11.0)15/145 (10.3)18/155 (11.6)0.73
 Cocaine/IVDA/Other36/303 (11.9)22/152 (14.5)14/151 (9.3)0.16
During Pregnancy (self-report or labs)    
 Cocaine11/278 (4)10/140 (7.1)1/138 (0.7)<0.01
 IV Drugs4/271 (1.5)1/131 (0.8)3/140 (2.1)0.62
Comorbidities    
Psychiatric Disease78/385 (20.3)56/206 (27.2)22/179 (12.3)<0.001
HIV DiagnosisN/A N/A 
 During Current Pregnancy39/110 (35.5)
 Prior to Current Pregnancy71/110 (64.6)
Median CD4 at Initial antepartum Visit (IQR) (cells/mm3) 410 (294-523)N/A 
CD4 Category at Initial antepartum Visit (cells/mm3)    
 <200N/A22/188 (11.7)N/A
 201-35047/188 (25.0)
 351-50063/188 (33.5)
 >50056/188 (29.8)
HIV Viral Load at Initial antepartum Visit (copies/mL) N/A4160 (477-22,203)N/A 
includes divorced, widowed, separated. Other includes prescription drugs, methadone, suboxone, methamphetamine, LSD, morphine, and “street drugs.” Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and/or schizophrenia. Among 157 women with VL available.