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Table 10 Comparison of Covariates for HIV status Before and After Propensity Score Stratification

From: Assessing the effects of maternal HIV infection on pregnancy outcomes using cross-sectional data in Malawi

Covariate

p -value(2010))

p -value(2015-16)

 

Before stratification

After stratification

Before stratification

After Stratification

Age

15-24

<0.001

0.800

<0.001

0.767

25-34

0.009

0.922

0.567

0.316

35 above

0.02

0.893

<0.001

0.14

Wealth

Poor

0.553

0.440

0.04

0.78

Medium

0.02

0.817

0.34

0.70

Rich

0.01

0.618

0.004

0.56

Residence

Urban

<0.001

0.424

<0.001

0.25

Rural

<0.001

0.424

<0.001

0.25

Region

Northern

0.001

0.514

<0.001

0.08

Central

0.001

0.681

<0.001

0.649

Southern

<0.001

0.368

<0.001

0.5

Anemia

No

0.04

0.537

<0.001

0.21

Yes

0.04

0.537

<0.001

0.21

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