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Table 2 Distribution of obstetric factors among HIV negative and positive mothers delivered in HUCSH, 2018

From: Association between maternal HIV infection and birthweight in a tertiary hospital in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

HIV-negative (n = 277)

HIV-positive (n = 252)

P-value

Freq

%

Freq

%

Gestational age (in weeks)

 Pre-term

20

7.2

10

4.0

0.192

 Term

246

88.8

235

93.3

 Post-term

11

4.0

7

2.8

Mode of Delivery

 Simple vaginal delivery

158

57.0

146

57.9

0.835

 CS or assisted vaginal delivery

119

43.0

106

42.4

Premature Rupture of Membrane

 No

240

86.6

221

87.7

0.131

 Yes

37

13.4

31

12.3

Placental abruption

 No

259

93.5

248

98.4

0.005*

 Yes

18

6.5

4

1.6

Placenta previa

 No

265

95.7

250

99.2

0.010*

 Yes

12

4.3

2

0.8

Chronic hypertension

 No

267

96.4

244

96.8

0.783

 Yes

10

3.6

8

3.2

Preeclampsia

 No

235

84.8

243

96.4

<  0.001*

 Yes

42

15.2

9

3.6

STI during pregnancy

 No

272

98.2

226

89.7

<  0.001*

 Yes

5

1.8

26

10.3

UTI during pregnancy

 No

264

95.3

212

84.1

<  0.001*

 Yes

13

4.7

40

15.9

Anemia

 No

227

82.7

209

82.9

0.906

 Yes

48

17.3

43

17.1

Maternal Weight (kg)

  < 50

7

2.5

27

10.7

< 0.001*

  > =50

270

97.5

225

89.3

Malaria during pregnancy

 No

266

96.0

243

96.4

0.810

 Yes

11

4.0

9

3.6