Table 1 Baseline characteristics of mother-infant pairs enrolled in a Zanmi Lasante PMTCT program in rural Haiti*
Infant Characteristic | N = 254 |
|---|---|
Female gender, N (%) | 109 (42.9) |
Birth weight < 2.5 kg, N (%) | |
Yes | 30 (15.3) |
No | 166 (84.7) |
Caesarean delivery, N (%) | |
Yes | 2 (0.9) |
No | 228 (99.1) |
Birth location, N (%) | |
Home | 159 (68.8) |
Hospital or health facility | 71 (30.7) |
Other | 1 (0.4) |
ARV regimen after delivery, N (%) | 211 (83.1) |
Median birth order, (IQR) | 3 (2-5) |
Infant nutrition, N (%) | |
Exclusive breastfeeding | 0 (0) |
Mixed feeding | 27 (10.6) |
Never breastfed | 221 (87.0) |
Unknown | 6 (2.4) |
Premature at delivery (< 37 weeks), N (%) | |
Yes | 13 (5.4) |
No or unknown | 227 (94.6) |
Received food assistance from Zanmi Lasante, N (%) | 186 (80.9) |
Mother/Household Characteristic | N = 246 |
Mean age in years (SD) | 33 (7.5) |
First received ART, N (%) | |
≤ 28 weeks gestation (or ≥ 10 weeks before delivery) | 148 (58.3) |
28-34 weeks gestation (≥ 4 weeks but < 10 weeks before delivery) | 61 (24.0) |
< 4 weeks before delivery but before onset labor | 40 (15.8) |
At delivery | 5 (2.0) |
Mean Poverty Score (Range 0 to 100‡; SD;) | 13 (8.2) |
Mean Food Insecurity Score (Range 0 to 27, SD)# | 18 (5.3) |
Drinking water source, N (%) | |
Improved water source (including filter or purchased water) | 129 (56.1) |
Poor water source | 101 (43.9) |
Latrine, N (%) | |
Improved latrine | 101 (44.1) |
No facilities | 128 (55.9) |
Mean time (hours on foot) to get to ZL clinic (SD) | 3.5 (10.91) |