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Table 2 Pre-term outcome overall and for HIV + ve only

From: Improved pregnancy outcomes with increasing antiretroviral coverage in South Africa

All women

   

Bivariate

Multivariable iv

 

Variable

Term

n (% i)

Pre-term <37w)

n (%)

p-value ii

0R iii (95 % CI)

0R (95 % CI)

adj p-value

Year

      

 2011

3409 (78.03)

960 (21.97)

0.002

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 2014

4412 (80.54)

1066 (19.46)

0.86 (0.78–0.95)

0.94 (0.83–1.06)

0.291

Age Category

      

  < 18

643 (77.75)

184 (22.25)

0.053

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 18–24

3421 (78.54)

935 (21.46)

0.96 (0.8–1.14)

0.92 (0.77–1.1)

0.362

 25–34

2945 (80.42)

717 (19.58)

0.85 (0.71–1.02)

0.78 (0.64–0.94)

0.01

  > 34

726 (81.3)

167 (18.7)

0.8 (0.64–1.02)

0.73 (0.57–0.93)

0.012

Mode of Delivery

      

 Vaginal

5365 (80.27)

1319 (19.73)

<0.001

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 Emergency Caesarean

1100 (75.5)

357 (24.5)

1.32 (1.15–1.51)

1.3 (1.12–1.51)

0.001

 Planned Caesarean

1346 (79.69)

343 (20.31)

1.04 (0.91–1.18)

1.07 (0.93–1.24)

0.319

HIV

      

 Negative

4820 (81.47)

1096 (18.53)

<0.001

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 Positive

2893 (77.71)

830 (22.29)

1.26 (1.14–1.4)

1.33 (1.19–1.48)

<0.001

 Unregistered Antenatal

102 (51)

98 (49)

4.23 (3.18–5.62)

4.24 (3.18–5.64)

<0.001

HIV + ve women only

   

Bivariate

Multivariable v

 

Variable

Term

n (% i)

Pre-term (<37w)

n (%)

p-value ii

0R (95 % CI)

0R (95 % CI)

adj p-value

Year

      

 2011

1249 (77.19)

369 (22.81)

0.51

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 2014

1644 (78.1)

461 (21.9)

0.95 (0.81–1.11)

0.63 (0.27–1.44)

0.269

Age Category

      

  < 18

69 (74.19)

24 (25.81)

0.849

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 18–24

925 (77.8)

264 (22.2)

0.82 (0.51–1.33)

1.14 (0.32–4.01)

0.84

 25–34

1482 (77.88)

421 (22.12)

0.82 (0.51–1.32)

1.26 (0.36–4.4)

0.717

  > 34

395 (78.37)

109 (21.63)

0.79 (0.48–1.32)

1.35 (0.36–5)

0.655

Mode of Delivery

      

 Vaginal

1940 (78.51)

531 (21.49)

0.13

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 Emergency Caesarean

420 (74.6)

143 (25.4)

1.24 (1.01–1.54)

1.43 (1–2.06)

0.05

 Planned Caesarean

526 (77.47)

153 (22.53)

1.06 (0.87–1.3)

0.82 (0.49–1.37)

0.456

CD4 category

      

  < 200

274 (80.35)

67 (19.65)

0.582

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 201–350

282 (82.22)

61 (17.78)

0.88 (0.6–1.3)

0.87 (0.58–1.29)

0.478

 351–500

275 (81.36)

63 (18.64)

0.94 (0.64–1.37)

0.92 (0.6–1.39)

0.686

  > 500

136 (77.27)

40 (22.73)

1.2 (0.77–1.87)

1.16 (0.72–1.88)

0.545

ART regimen

      

 Nil ARVs

100 (67.57)

48 (32.43)

0.002

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

 

 AZT/NVP

778 (79.88)

196 (20.12)

0.52 (0.36–0.77)

0.2 (0.08–0.51)

0.001

 D4T/3TC/NVP

685 (75.52)

222 (24.48)

0.68 (0.46–0.98)

0.21 (0.08–0.55)

0.001

 EFV/TDF/FTC

1315 (78.93)

351 (21.07)

0.56 (0.39–0.8)

0.31 (0.11–0.9)

0.031

  1. i row percentage, ii Chi-square, iii Odds Ratio, iv following variables were adjusted for in the multivariable adjusted model, year age group, mode of delivery, pregnancy term category, HIV status
  2. i Chi-square, ii AZT/NVP vs D4T/3TC/NVP p-value = 0.714, iii AZT/NVP vs FTC p-value = 0.321, iv D4T/3TC/NVP vs FTC p-value = 0.368, v following variables were adjusted for in the multivariable adjusted model, year age group, mode of delivery, pregnancy term category, HIV status, CD4 (HIV positive mothers only), ART regimen (HIV positive mothers only)