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Table 2 Characteristics of 1271 neonates born to HIV positive mothers

From: An audit of mother to child HIV transmission rates and neonatal outcomes at a tertiary hospital in South Africa

Characteristic

HIV PCR negative

HIV PCR positive

p value

Gestational age

34.7 weeks (SD 4.1)

32.6 weeks (SD 3.9)

0.786

Birth weight (kg)

2.04 kg (SD 0.9)

1.96 kg (SD 0.78)

0.615

Length of stay

17.7 days (SD 21.6)

18.7 days (SD 19.9)

0.783

Maternal age (years)

30.4 years. (SD 5.9)

30.5 years. (SD 6.8)

0.128