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Table 3 Bivariate Analysis of factors associated with HIV positivity, South Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia July 2013

From: Risk of HIV and associated factors among infants born to HIV positive women in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a facility based retrospective study

 

DBS Result

 

COR (95% CI)

P value

Negative

Positive

Age at DBS tested

    

     At 6 week

104

6

1

0.002

     6th week to 6 months

241

14

1.00 (0.37, 2.69)

     After 6 months

45

24

9.24 (3.5,24.2)*

Mothers’ Age

    

     15-24

83

12

1

0.761

     25-34

234

26

1.7 (0.6, 4.6)

     35+

73

6

1.3 (0.5, 3.4)

Maternal Education

    

     Unable read & write

211

40

8.4 (2.9, 14.8)*

0.013

     Able to read & write

179

4

1

Infant ARV prophylaxis

    

     Yes

337

14

1

0.0001

     No

53

30

10.6 (3.5, 13.8)*

Place of delivery

    

     Health facility

314

14

1

0.0001

     Home

76

30

8.8 (4.4, 17.5)*

Feeding practice

    

     EBF

374

28

1

0.0001

     MF

16

16

12.4 (6.0, 18.1)*

Infants enrolled for HIV care & support

    

     Yes

370

32

1

0.004

     No

20

12

6.7 (3.1, 15.4)*

Mothers’ treatment

    

     ART

245

10

1

0.0001

     ARV prophylaxis

110

12

2.6 (1.1, 6.3)*

     None

15

10

16.0 (6.8, 24.9)*

Duration of treatment

    

     >4 weeks

330

8

1

0.0001

     <=4 weeks

25

14

23 (8.8, 39)*

  1. *Statistically significant at P value less than 0.05 and 95% CI.