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Table 4 Multivariate 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

Variables

DBS Result

 

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Negative

Positive

Age at DBS tested

    

     At 6 week

104

6

1

1

     6th week to 6 months

241

14

1.00 (0.4, 2.7)

0.56 (0.17, 1.81)

     After 6 months

45

24

9.2 (3.5,24.2)*

2.7 (1.3, 29.4)*

Maternal Age

    

     15-24

83

12

1

1

     25-34

234

26

1.7 (0.6, 4.6)

1.3 (0.2, 6.7)

     35+

73

6

1.3 (0.5, 3.4)

0.5 (0.1, 3.0)

Maternal Education

    

     Unable to read & write

211

40

8.4 (2.9, 14.8)*

4.2 (0.8,21.4)

     Able to read & write

179

4

1

1

Place of delivery

    

     Health facility

337

14

1

1

     Home

53

30

10.6 (3.5,13.8)*

6.1 (2.1, 18.6)*

Infant ARV prophylaxis

    

     Yes

314

14

1

1

     No

76

30

8.8 (4.4, 17.5)*

6.7 (2.9, 23.1)*

Feeding practice

    

     EBF

374

28

1

1

     MF

16

16

12.4 (6.0,18.1)*

8.8 (4.5, 22.8)*

Infants enrolled for HIV care & support

    

     Yes

370

32

1

1

     No

20

12

6.9 (3.1, 15.4)*

2.5 (0.6, 10.1)

Mothers’ treatment

    

     ART

245

10

1

1

     ARV prophylaxis

110

12

2.6 (1.1, 6.3)*

3.1 (0.7,12.8)

     None

15

10

16.0 (6.8,24.9)*

21.6 (14.5, 39.8)*

Duration of treatment

    

     >4 weeks

330

8

1

1

     <=4 weeks

25

14

23 (8.8, 39)*

12 (4.2, 45)*

  1. Adjusted for age at DBS tested, maternal age, maternal education, feeding practice, place of delivery and prophylaxis.
  2. *Statistically significant at P value less than 0.05 and 95% CI.