Table 1 Shows that the distribution of age, gravidity, education level, marital status, occupation and religion of 87 cases and 87 controls was similar between January 2014 and February 2015
Characteristics | Acyclovir arm n = 100 (%) | Placebo arm n = 100 (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD)a | 28.5 (5.4) | 28.3 (5.5) | 0.727 |
Education | |||
Less or equal to Primary | 27 (27.0) | 39 (39.0) | 0.07 |
Secondary and above | 73 (73.0) | 61 (61.0) | |
Marital status | |||
Not married | 6 (6.0) | 7 (7.0) | 0.774 |
Married/cohabiting | 94 (94.0) | 93 (93.0) | |
Occupation | |||
Business | 26 (26.0) | 28 (28.0) | |
Employed/professional | 42 (42.0) | 38 (38.0) | 0.356 |
Unemployed | 32 (32.0) | 34 (34.0) | |
Occupation of partner | |||
Business | 38 (38.0) | 37 (37.0) | |
Employed/professional | 62 (62.0) | 61 (61.0) | 0.356 |
Unemployed | 0(0.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
Education of partner | |||
Less or equal to Primary | 21 (21.0) | 28 (28.0) | 0.250 |
Secondary and above | 79 (79.0) | 72 (72.0) | |
Gravidity | |||
Prime | 5 (5.0%) | 4 (4.0) | |
Parous | 80 (80.0) | 74 (74.4) | 0.609 |
Multipara | 15 (15.0) | 22(22.0) | |
HIV status | |||
Negative | 83 (83.0) | 76 (76.0) | 0.220 |
Positive | 17 (17.0) | 24 (24.0) | |
Past premature rupture of membranes | |||
None | 93 (93.0) | 93 (93.0) | 1.000 |
Yes | 7 (7.0) | 7 (7.0) | |