Table 1 Baseline cohort characteristics.

From: Longitudinal characterization of nasopharyngeal colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae in a South African birth cohort post 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine implementation

 

Total (%) N = 137

Gender (Female)

78 (57)

Ancestry

  Black African

76 (55)

  South African Coloured+

61 (45)

Preterm delivery (<37 weeks)

20 (15)

Mode of delivery

  Normal vaginal

108 (79)

  Vacuum

1 (1)

  Elective caesarean

10 (7)

  Emergency caesarean

18 (13)

HIV exposed*

33 (24)

Feeding practices

  Exclusively breastfed for 6 months**

29 (21)

  Mixed fed at 6 months

72 (53)

  Never breastfed

43 (31)

Low birth weight (<2500 g)

18 (13)

Day-care#

31 (23)

Maternal antepartum cigarette smoking

36 (26)

Household size

  Less than three people

72 (53)

  Four or five people

38 (28)

  More than five

10 (7)

  Missing data

17 (12)

  1. +Culturally and politically self-identified community comprised of Khoisan, Bantu-speaking Africans, European, and a smaller Asian genetic heritage. *Only one child born to an HIV mother was HIV positive. #No information on day-care attendance was available for one child. **Data for participants with completed 6-month feeding questionnaires.
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