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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Psychosocial health in pregnancy and postpartum among women living with - and without HIV and non-pregnant women living with HIV living in Nordic countries – Results from a longitudinal survey study

 

WWH

Non-pregnant WWH

Pregnant WWOH

p-value

(n = 47)

(n = 75)

(n = 147)

Age, mean (95% CI)

33.65 (32.14: 35.15)

36.01 (34.45: 37.57)

32.25 (31.57: 33.93)

0.04*

Relationship status, n (%)

   

< 0.01***

 Married/living with a partner

36 (76)

39 (52)

142 (97)

 

 Have a partner, but not living together

5 (11)

11 (15)

0

 

 Do not have a current partner

4 (9)

23 (31)

5 (3)

 

 Unknown/prefer not to say

<3 (4)

<3 (2)

0

 

Country of birth, n (%)

   

< 0.001**

 Nordic country (Denmark; Finland or Sweden)

12 (26)

31 (41)

135 (91)

 

 Asia

0

4 (5)

0

 

 Africa

25 (53)

27 (36)

< 3 (1)

 

 Eastern Europe/Russia

6 (13)

8 (11)

0

 

 Other

4 (8)

5 (7)

11 (7)

 

Education, n (%)

   

< 0.001**

 Primary school

3 (6)

6 (8)

3 (2)

 

 Secondary school

13 (28)

18 (24)

14 (10)

 

 Higher education (college/university)

27 (57)

50 (67)

129 (87)

 

 Unknown/Missing

4 (9)

< 3 (1)

< 3 (1)

 

Employment, n (%)

   

< 0.01***

 Yes, part or full time

29 (62)

61 (81)

126 (86)

 

Smoking, n (%)

   

0.09

 During pregnancy

< 3 (2)

7 (9)

0

 

 Missing

0

< 3 (3)

8 (5)

 

Comorbidities, n (%)

6 (13)

24 (32)

21 (14)

0.02*

Number of children, n (%)

   

< 0.001**

 0

18 (38)

26 (35)

85 (58)

 

 1

18 (38)

21 (28)

57 (39)

 

  ≥ 2

11 (24)

28 (37)

5 (3)

 

Years since HIV diagnosis, mean (95% CI)

9.45 (7.28: 11.61)

11.58 (10.04: 13.13)

 

0.10

HIV diagnosis in pregnancy, n (%)

 Yes

3 (6)

   

Mode of HIV transmission, n (%)

   

0.71

 Sexual

42 (89)

65 (87)

  

 Perinatal transmission

5 (11)

6 (8)

  

 Unknown/other

0

4 (5)

  

ART treatment+, n (%)

   

0.36

 NRTIs + NNRTI

11 (24)

10 (13)

  

 NRTIs + PI

16 (34)

22 (29)

  

 NRTIs + InSTI

18 (38)

39 (52)

  

 Other

<3 (4)

4 (5)

  

CD4 cell count+, n (%)

   

0.12

  > 500 cells/mL

36 (76)

66 (88)

  

 200–500 cells/mL

6 (13)

7 (9)

  

  < 200 cells/mL

5 (11)

<3 (3)

  

HIV viral load+, n (%)

   

0.02*

  < 50 copies/mL

39 (83)

73 (97)

  

  > =50 copies/mL

8 (17)

< 3 (3)

  

Mode of delivery, n (%)

   

< 0.01**

 Vaginal delivery

32 (68)

 

104 (71)

 

 Elective caesarean delivery

9 (19)

 

7 (5)

 

 Acute caesarean delivery

4 (9)

 

19 (13)

 

 Unknown/missing

<3 (4)

 

17 (11)

 

Complications during delivery, n (%)

12 (26)

 

36 (24)

0.58

 Unknown/missing

7 (15)

 

21 (14)

 

Gestational age < 37 weeks, n (%)

4 (9)

 

< 3 (1)

0.03**

  1. P values are based on the Pearson’s χ2-test, Fischers exact or unpaired T-test, as appropriate
  2. *Significant difference between pregnant WWH and non-pregnant WWH
  3. **Significant difference between pregnant WWH and pregnant WWOH
  4. ***Significant difference between pregnant WWH and non-pregnant WWH, and significant difference between pregnant WWH and pregnant WWOH
  5. +At time of inclusion
  6. WWH Women living with HIV, WWOH: Women without HIV