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Table 2 Socio-demographic and laboratory parameters of the mothers at baseline

From: Effect of nutritional supplementation of breastfeeding HIV positive mothers on maternal and child health: findings from a randomized controlled clinical trial

Variables

 

Breastfeeding: control (n = 63)

Breastfeeding: supplemented (n = 66)

p value for the difference between groups

Age years Mean (SD)

 

24.9 (4.21)

25.85 (4.85)

0.241

Marital status:

Single/cohabiting (% within group)

59 (93.7)

65 (98.5)

0.155

Access to water

(% within group)

Own tap

36 (57.1)

32 (48.5)

0.327

 

Public tap

26 (41.3)

34 (51.5)

 
 

Other

1(1.6)

0 (0)

 

Access to Electricity (% within group)

 

38 (60.3)

30 (45.5)

0.091

Access to

Sanitation (% within group)

Waterborne

29 (46)

28 (42.4)

0.522

 

Pit

33 (52.4)

38(57.6)

 
 

Nil

1 (1.6)

0 (0)

 

Source of income

(%within group)

Self

12 (19)

16 (24.2)

0.286

 

Partner

25 (39.7)

23 (34.8)

 
 

Family

21 (33.3)

26 (39.4)

 
 

Grants

5 (7.9)

1 (1.5)

 

Food insecurity (% within group)

20 (31.7)

21 (31.8)

0.993

Disclosure to family (% within group)

29 (46)

27 (40.9)

0.557

Disclosure to partner (%within group)

38 (60.3)

40 (60.6)

0.973

Contraception use (% within group)

48 (76.2)

46 (69.7)

0.407

Median years of schooling (IQR)

11 (10-12)

11 (10-12)

0.515

Median size of household (IQR)

3 (2-5)

3 (2-5)

0.901

Median parity (IQR)

2 (1-3)

2 (1-3)

0.829

Past history of TB (% within group)

1 (1.6)

3 (4.5)

0.375

Past history of STI (% within group)

10 (15.9)

10 (15.2)

0.583

BMI kg/m 2 Median (IQR)

26.53 (23.37-30.1)

26.18 (23-30.67)

0.793

CD4 cells/μL Median(IQR)

413 (312-492)

443.5 (294.8-564)

0.658

Haemoglobin g/dL Mean (SD)

11.84 (1.59)

11.47 (1.52)

0.183

Total Protein g/L Mean (SD)

79.12 (7.12)

79.45 (8.22)

0.808

Albumin g/L Mean (SD)

32.27 (4.21)

30.86 (4.85)

0.065

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