Table 3 A comparison of Growth and Clinical Outcomes between Infants Exposed to HIV and Breastfed for a minimum of 6 months or Breastfed for less than 6 months
Infant Growth and Clinical Outcomes | Breastfed > 6 months | Breastfed < 6 months | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Infant Growth, WHO Z scores (median [IQR]) | |||
Age 3 months | |||
 WAZ | 0.40 (−0.23; 1.03) | −0.80 (− 0.65; 0.82) | 0.051 |
 LAZ | 1.02 (− 0.09; 1.96) | 0.54 (− 0.41; 1.49) | 0.068 |
 WLZ | −0.13 (−1.31; 0.58) | − 0.43 (−1.22; 0.82) | 0.975 |
Age 6 months | |||
 WAZ | 0.32 (−0.17; 1.11) | 0.20 (− 0.71; 0.53) | 0.147 |
 LAZ | 0.61 (−0.64; 1.69) | 0.46 (−0.33; 1.26) | 0.878 |
 WLZ | 0.20 (−0.75; 1.06) | 0.15 (−0.96; 0.62) | 0.229 |
Age 9 months | |||
 WAZ | 0.47 (−0.35; 1.03) | 0.29 (−0.62; 0.75) | 0.488 |
 LAZ | 0.68 (−0.25; 1.45) | 0.85 (−0.14; 1.98) | 0.375 |
 WLZ | 0.11 (−0.51; 0.76) | 0.09 (−1.08; 0.37) | 0.117 |
Growth Faltering n(%) | |||
Age 3 months | |||
 Underweight | 1 (1.32) | 1 (2.13) | 0.620 |
 Stunting | 3 (3.95) | 2 (4.26) | 0.635 |
 Wasting | 6 (7.89) | 5 (10.64) | 0.416 |
Age 6 months | |||
 Underweight | 3 (3.95) | 1 (2.17) | 0.514 |
 Stunting | 3 (3.95) | 2 (4.35) | 0.626 |
 Wasting | 4 (5.26) | 5 (10.87) | 0.212 |
Age 9 months | |||
 Underweight | 1 (1.37) | 0 | 0.624 |
 Stunting | 4 (5.48) | 3 (6.82) | 0.529 |
 Wasting | 1 (1.37) | 1 (2.27) | 0.613 |
Infants with 1 or more episodes n(%) | |||
 Rash/Skin Disease | 36 (47.37) | 22 (46.81) | 0.550 |
 Fever | 0 | 1 (2.13) | 0.382 |
 URTI | 21 (27.63) | 16 (34.04) | 0.289 |
 Acute GE | 2 (2.63) | 4 (8.51) | 0.149 |
 LRTI | 1 (1.32) | 2 (4.26) | 0.325 |