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Table 3 Odds ratio of mother to child transmission (N = 702)

From: Reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: findings from an early infant diagnosis program in south-south region of Nigeria

Variable

Unadjusted OR(95% C.I)

P-value

Adjusted OR(95% C.I)

p-value

Gender

    

Female

1

0.21

1

0.17

Male

1.28(0.87-1.89)

 

1.36 (0.88-2.12)

 

Age at 1 st PCR test

    

≤ 6 weeks

1

 

1

 

6 weeks-6 months

5.58 (2.61-11.95)

< 0.01

1.87 (1.73-8.65)

< 0.01

6-18 months

10.18 (4.69-22.06)

< 0.01

3.77 (1.63-8.71)

< 0.01

Facility location

    

Urban

1

 

1

 

Rural

1.03 (0.70-1.51)

0.90

1.02 (0.65-1.60)

0.93

Pharmacologic

Intervention

    

Mother & baby

1

 

1

 

Mother only

1.68 (0.55-5.11)

0.36

1.54 (0.49-4.84)

0.46

Baby only

2.05 (0.74-5.68)

0.17

1.98 (0.69-5.65)

0.20

None

11.16 (6.78-18.35)

< 0.01

7.76 (4.49-13.49)

< 0.01

Infant feeding choices

reported at the time of 1 st

PCR test

    

Replacement

1

 

1

 

Exclusive breastfeeding

0.84 (0.42-1.67)

0.62

0.95 (0.44-2.04)

0.90

Mixed feeding

3.38 (1.87-6.10)

< 0.01

1.51 (0.77-2.95)

0.23