The Impact of HIV on Maternal Morbidity in the Pre-HAART Era in Uganda
Table 1
Characteristics of HIV-infected and uninfected women in the cohort study.
HIV infected (% or SD)
HIV uninfected (% or SD)
value
Sociodemographic characteristics
Private patients
16 (12)
46 (12)
1.0
Mean maternal age (standard deviation (SD))
24.9 (3.8)
23.5 (3.7)
0.002
Nulliparous
56 (42)
250 (63)
<0.001
4 or more antenatal visits in this pregnancy
94 (71)
273 (68)
0.6
Mean gestational age in weeks at recruitment (standard deviation)
36.1 (1.9)
36.7 (1.3)
<0.001
Highest level of formal education
Primary school or no formal education
36 (27)
79 (20)
Secondary school
58 (44)
165 (41)
0.02
Tertiary (higher) education
38 (29)
155 (39)
Women without own income
75 (57)
233 (58)
0.9
Married or cohabiting
102 (77)
341 (86)
0.04
Single
32 (23)
59 (14)
Place of delivery
St. Francis Hospital*
115 (87)
344 (86)
1.0
Home or other health care setting
16 (13)
50 (12)
Mode of delivery*
Vaginal delivery
88 (77)
251 (79)
Elective Caesarean section
6 (5)
7 (2)
0.2
Emergency Caesarean section
20 (18)
65 (19)
Infant feeding practices 6 weeks after delivery**
Exclusive breast feeding
75 (63)
299 (80)
Replacement feeding
39 (32)
8 (2)
<0.001
Mixed feeding
6 (5)
68 (18)
*Mode of delivery data only available for 459 births that occurred at St. Francis Hospital.
**Infant feeding practices data only available for 120 and 375 births.
