Table 2 The relationships between ARVs, delivery mode or feeding type and MTCT of HIV (n=108)

Who received ARVs

Fisher’s Exact Test

0.07

Neither

5(27.78)

13(72.22)

18

4.38(1.11, 17.40)

Mother only or infant only

5(17.86)

23(82.14)

28

2.48(0.65, 9.38)

Both

5(8.06)

57(91.94)

62

1.0

Mother’s ARVs regimen

6.90

0.032

None any ARVs

9(20.93)

34(79.07)

43

10.32(1.24, 85.71)

Non-triple ARVs

5(20.00)

20(80.00)

25

9.75(1.07, 89.20)

Triple ARVs

1(2.50)

39(97.50)

40

1.0

Mother received ARVs antenatally

5.53

0.02

4.45(1.18, 16.83)

Yse

3(6.12)

49(94.23)

52

No

12(27.27)

44(78.57)

56

Mother and infant both received ARVs and formula feeding

6.51

0.039

None of three

2(33.33)

4(66.67)

6

7.0(0.97,50.57)

One or two of three

9(21.43)

33(78.57)

42

3.82(1.09,13.38)

All of three

4(6.67)

56(93.33)

60

1.0

Mother and infant both received ARVs and formula feeding and elective C-section

Fisher’s Exact Test

0.01

None of four

2(33.33)

4(66.67)

6

1.50(0.85,2.64)

One to three of four

13(17.11)

63(82.89)

76

1.21(1.09,1.34)

All of four

0(0.00)

26(100.00)

26

1.0

Feeding type

Fisher’s Exact Test

0.04

Mixed feeding

3(60.00)

2(40.00)

5

10.88(1.65,71.86)

Breast feeding

0(0.00)

4(100.00)

4

0.88(0.82,0.95)

Formula feeding

12(12.12)

87(87.88)

99

1.0

Delivery mode

Fisher’s Exact Test

0.49

Emergency C-section

3(12.50)

21(87.50)

24

0.63(0.16, 2.60)

Vagina delivery

3(8.57)

32(91.43)

35

0.42(0.10, 1.67)

Elective C-section

9(18.37)

40(81.63)

49

1.0

Total

15(13.89)

93(86.11)

108