Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of both mothers and infants of the study
Variables | HUU (n = 27) | HEU (n = 39) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
• Female | 15 (55. 6%) | 22 (56. 4%) | 1.000 |
• Male | 12 (44. 4%) | 17 (43. 6%) | |
Weight (m ± SD) | 5196.3 ± 525.1 | 5061.5 ± 771.7 | 0.433 |
BMI | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 0.180 |
Maternal age at delivery (years) m ± SD | 27.9 (6.2) | 28.7 (6.3) | 0.211 |
Mothers median viral load (copies/ml) | / | 466 | / |
-Mothers on ART (%) | / | 36 (92.3%) | / |
Type of delivery | 1.000 | ||
• Vaginal delivery (%) | 25 (92.6%) | 35 (89.7%) | |
• Caesarean delivery (%) | 2 (7.4%) | 4 (10.3%) | |
Feeding options | 0.821 | ||
• Artificial feeding (%) | 4 (14.8%) | 8 (20.5%) | |
• Breastfeeding (%) | 22 (81.5%) | 30 (76.9%) | |
• Mixed feeding (%) | 1 (3.7%) | 1 (2.6%) | |