Baseline characteristic | Fish oil intervention group (N = 109) | Soybean oil control group (N = 107) |
---|---|---|
Continuous variables (median (IQR)) | ||
 Age (single years) | 26 (22–30) | 26 (22–30) |
 Gestation age (weeks) | 22 (18–24) | 22 (19–24) |
 CD4 count (cells/mm3) | 361 (287– 440) | 360 (288–414) |
 Weight (Kg) | 60.5 (54.2–66.4) | 62.0 (57.2–69.0) |
 MUAC (cm) | 26.0 (23.9–27.6) | 26.0 (24.3–28.0) |
 Household income per month (KSh) | 6000 (3000–8000) | 5025 (3000–8000) |
 BDI-II depressive symptom scores | 20 (16–25) | 21 (17–25) |
Categorical variables (n (%)) | ||
 Age group (in years) | ||
  Young = 15–25 | 53/109 (48.6) | 48/107 (44.8) |
  Not young 26–45 | 56/109 (51.4) | 59/107 (55.1) |
 Marital status | ||
  Single (not married, divorced, widowed) | 27/109 (24.8) | 22/107 (20.6) |
  Married | 82/109 (75.2) | 85/107 (79.4) |
 Parity status | ||
  First pregnancy | 24/109 (22.0) | 24/107 (22.4) |
  Not a first pregnancy | 85/109 (78.0) | 83/107 (77.6) |
 Education status | ||
  No high school education | 55/109 (50.4) | 55/107 (51.4) |
  At least high school education | 54/109 (49.5) | 52/107 (48.6) |
 Employment status | ||
  Not in gainful employment | 61/109 (56.0) | 64/107 (59.8) |
  In gainful employment | 48/109 (44.0) | 43/107 (40.2) |
 Household income status per month | ||
  Below poverty line (less than Ksh.2913) | 16/91 (17.5) | 20/94 (19.4) |
  At least on poverty line (at least Ksh.2913) | 75/91 (82.4) | 74/94 (78.7) |
 Experienced stressful life events | ||
  No stressful event 2 weeks before the study | 73/109 (66.7) | 75/107 (70.1) |
  Had stressful event 2 weeks before the study | 36/109 (33.0) | 32/107 (30.0) |
 CD4 cell count levels** | ||
  Less than 350 cells/mm3 | 44/108 (40.7) | 47/107 (43.9) |
  350–500 cells/mm3 | 64/108 (59.3) | 60/107 (56.1) |
 Knew HIV status before pregnancy | ||
  Newly tested (Less than 6 months) | 56/109 (51.4) | 56/107 (52.3) |
  Known positive (KP) 6 months or more | 53/109 (48.6) | 51 (47.6) |
 HIV status disclosure to anyone | ||
  Status not disclosed to anyone | 18/109 (16.5) | 25/107 (23.4) |
  Status disclosed to someone | 91/109 (83.5) | 82/107 (76.6) |
 PMTCT support group meetings attendance | ||
  Not attended support group meeting | 62/109 (56.8) | 54/107 (50.4) |
  Attended support group meeting | 47/109 (43.1) | 53/107 (49.5) |