Table 2 Maternal characteristics of mothers of the cases and controls

CD4 ≤ 200 cells/μL

31

52

10

17

CD4 ≤ 350 cells/μL

44

70

30

50

Median CD4 count

180

IQR 131-361

357

IQR 229-435

STI during current pregnancy

18

30

10

17

VDS*

9

7

Genital Herpes

6

2

Genital Warts

3

1

Mode of delivery

Vaginal delivery

52

87

50

83

Elective ^ǂc-section

2

3

4

7

Emergency c-section

6

10

6

10

Mean duration of labour

8 hours

sd = 7

9 hours

sd = 5

Median period from rapture of membranes to delivery

5 minutes

IQR 5-45

10 minutes

IQR 5-25