Research Article
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infections Mother-Newborn Pair Study in Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Characteristics of mothers and newborns with congenital CMV infection.
| | Characteristics | Total N (%) | Newborn CMV | value | | Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) |
| | Sex of neonate | | | | | | Male | 276 (46.5) | 8 (2.9) | 268 (97.1) | 0.421 | | Female | 317 (53.5) | 6 (1.9) | 311 (98.1) | | | Gestational age at birth | | | | | | Term | 529 (89.2) | 9 (1.7) | 520 (98.3) | 0.006 | | Preterm | 64 (10.8) | 5 (7.8) | 59 (92.2) | | | Birth weight in grams: mean (SD) | | 2614.3 (256.7) | 3287.4 (550.2) | <0.001 | | Maternal age (years): mean (SD) | | 28 (6.0) | 27.1 (5.1) | 0.506 | | Marital status | | | | | | Married | 509 (85.8) | 11 (2.2) | 498 (97.8) | 0.435 | | Currently not married | 84 (14.2) | 3 (3.6) | 81 (96.4) | | | Residence | | | | | | Urban | 470 (79) | 12 (2.6) | 458 (97.4) | 0.550 | | Rural | 123 (21) | 2 (1.6) | 121 (98.4) | | | ANC follow-up during pregnancy | | | | | | Yes | 569 (96) | 13 (2.3) | 556 (97.7) | 0.558 | | No | 24 (4) | 1 (4.2) | 23 (95.8) | | | Employed as daycare worker | | | | | | Yes | 40 (6.7) | 3 (7.5) | 37 (92.5) | 0.040 | | No | 553 (93.3) | 11 (2.0) | 542 (98) | | | Employed as healthcare worker | | | | | | Yes | 32 (5.4) | 2 (6.3) | 30 (93.7) | 0.156 | | No | 561 (94.6) | 12 (2.1) | 549 (97.9) | | | Educational level | | | | | | Primary and below | 217 (36.6) | 3 (1.4) | 214 (98.6) | 0.244 | | Secondary and above | 376 (63.3) | 11 (2.9) | 365 (97.3) | | | Gravidity | | | | | | Primigravida | 143 (24.1) | 3 (2.1) | 140 (97.9) | 0.812 | | Multigravida | 450 (75.9) | 11 (2.4) | 439 (97.6) | | | Previous adverse pregnancy outcome | | | | | | Yes | 38 (8.5) | 1 (2.6) | 37 (97.4) | 0.812 | | No | 412 (91.5) | 10 (2.4) | 402 (97.6) | | | Knowledge on congenitally transmitted infections | | | | | | Yes | 25 (4.2) | 1 (4.0) | 24 (96.0) | 0.586 | | No | 568 (95.8) | 13 (2.3) | 555 (97.7) | | | Under-five children in the household | | | | | | Yes | 393 (66.3) | 11 (2.8) | 382 (97.2) | 0.332 | | No | 200 (33.7) | 3 (1.5) | 197 (98.5) | | | Nursery school baby in the household | | | | | | Yes | 258 (43.5) | 11 (4.3) | 247 (95.7) | 0.015 | | No | 335 (56.5) | 3 (0.9) | 332 (99.1) | | | Sharing a cup with children | | | | | | Yes | 105 (17.7) | 5 (4.8) | 100 (95.2) | 0.085 | | No | 488 (82.3) | 9 (1.8) | 479 (98.2) | | | Sharing teeth brush with children | | | | | | Yes | 38 (6.3) | 2 (5.3) | 36 (94.7) | 0.239 | | No | 555 (93.6) | 12 (2.2) | 543 (97.8) | | | Sharing eating utensil with children | | | | | | Yes | 88 (14.8) | 1 (1.1) | 87 (98.9) | 0.425 | | No | 505 (85.2) | 13 (2.6) | 492 (97.4) | |
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Previous adverse pregnancy includes early neonatal death, stillbirth, and preterm birth ( n = 450). |
