Table 1 Sociodemographic and breastfeeding characteristics of mothers with HIV and without HIV
Variables | HIV uninfected (n = 281) | HIV infected (n = 154) | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) or median (IQR) | n (%) or median (IQR) | p -value | |
Age | 25 (22–30) | 28 (24–32) | < 0.001 |
Marital status | |||
Married (monogamous) | 226 (80.4) | 112 (72.7) | |
Married (polygamous) | 38 (13.5) | 24 (15.6) | |
Single | 15 (5.3) | 5 (3.4) | |
Widowed | 2 (0.7) | 13 (8.4) | < 0.001 |
Employed | 129 (46.1) | 53 (34.6) | 0.025 |
Primary education or less | 243 (86.8) | 135 (87.7) | 0.881 |
Any antenatal care visit | 268 (95.4) | 148 (96.1) | 0.810 |
Home deliverya | 168 (59.8) | 80 (51.9) | 0.129 |
Delivery care | |||
No assistance | 59 (21.0) | 31 (20.4) | |
Skilled assistance | 117 (41.6) | 75 (49.3) | |
Unskilled assistance | 105 (37.4) | 46 (30.3) | 0.256 |
Received breastfeeding counseling at clinic | 145 (51.6) | 136 (88.9) | < 0.001 |
Initiation of breastfeeding | |||
< 1 h after delivery | 188 (66.9) | 98 (63.6) | |
1 h – 1 day after delivery | 83 (29.5) | 52 (33.8) | |
> 1 day after delivery | 10 (3.6) | 4 (2.6) | 0.651 |
Exclusive breastfeeding duration | |||
< 6 mo | 184 (65.5) | 54 (35.1) | |
6 mo | 97 (34.5) | 100 (64.9) | < 0.001 |
Median duration of exclusive breastfeeding | 4 (3–6) | 6 (4–6) | < 0.001 |
Ever premasticated | 37 (13.2) | 6 (3.9) | 0.001 |
Knowledge of HIV transmission through premastication | 200 (71.2) | 128 (83.1) | 0.005 |