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Table 1 Distribution of confounders between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected mothers before matching for MDHS 2010 and 2015-16

From: Assessing the effects of maternal HIV infection on pregnancy outcomes using cross-sectional data in Malawi

Characteristic

HIV status (2010)

HIV Status(2015)

 

HIV-infected(%)

HIV-uninfected(%)

p-value

HIV-infected(%)

HIV-uninfected(%)

p-value

Overall

316(11.0)

2681(89.0)

 

234(9.0)

2456(91.0)

 

Residence

      

Urban

68(21.5)

320(11.9)

 

66(28.2)

409(16.7)

 

Rural

248(78.5)

2361(88.1)

<0.001

168(71.8)

2047(83.4)

<0.001

Region

      

Northern

40(12.7)

581(21.7)

 

30(12.8)

481(19.6)

 

Central

76(24.1)

933(34.8)

 

49(20.9)

887(36.1)

 

Southern

200(63.3)

1167(43.5)

<0.001

155(66.2)

1088(44.3)

<0.001

Age

      

15-24

72(22.8)

983(36.7)

 

62(26.5)

1086(44.2)

 

25-34

179(56.7)

1198(44.7)

 

105(44.9)

1025(41.7)

 

35 above

65(20.6)

500(18.7)

<0.001

67(28.6)

345(14.1)

<0.001

Wealth

      

Poor

103(32.6)

1004(37.5)

 

90(38.5)

1054(42.9)

 

Middle

60(19.0)

609(22.7)

 

39(16.7)

478(19.5)

 

Rich

153(48.4)

1068(39.8)

0.013

105(44.9)

924(37.6)

0.09

Education

      

None

46(14.6)

322(12.0)

 

25(10.7)

240(9.8)

 

Primary

196(62.0)

1829(68.2)

 

144(61.5)

1582(64.4)

 

Secondary

70(22.2)

508(19.0)

 

62(26.5)

585(23.8)

 

Tertiary

4(1.2)

22(0.8)

0.154

3(1.3)

49(2.0)

0.647

Anaemia

      

No

190(61.3)

1939(74.2)

 

116(49.6)

1757(71.6)

 

Yes

120(38.7)

675(25.8)

<0.001

118(50.4)

690(28.5)

<0.001

Ever terminated pregnancy

      

No

264(83.5)

2376(88.6)

 

196(83.8)

2235(91)

 

Yes

52(16.5)

304(11.3)

0.028

38(16.2)

221(9.0)

<0.001

Marital Status

      

Never married

10(3.2)

78(2.9)

 

5(2.0)

119(4.9)

 

Married

192(60.8)

2050(76.5)

 

167(71.4)

1928(78.5)

 

Living together

30(9.5)

282(10.5)

 

13(5.6)

164(6.7)

 

Widowed

20(6.3)

39(1.5)

 

10(4.3)

24(1.0)

 

Divorced

39(12.3)

117(4.4)

 

18(7.7)

93(3.8)

 

Not Living together

25(7.9)

115(4.3)

<0.001

21(9.0)

128(5.2)

<0.001

Place of delivery

      

Home

13(4.4)

102(4.1)

 

5(2.3)

32(1.4)

 

Government Hosp.

247(83.5)

2047(82.7)

 

200(90.9)

2051(88.4)

 

Private

8(2.7)

71(2.9)

 

4(1.8)

58(2.5)

 

Christian/Mission Hosp.

28(9.5)

255(10.3)

0.96

11(5.0)

180(7.8)

0.301

Last birth C/section

      

No

294(93.0)

2520(94)

 

215(92.3)

3263(92.6)

 

Yes

21(6.7)

158(5.9)

0.55

18(7.7)

180(7.4)

0.675