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Table 2 Prevalence of non-adherence to the maternal and newborn single doses of nevirapine in Bindura, 2008

From: Non-adherence to the single dose nevirapine regimen for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Bindura town, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional analytic study

Adherence Characteristics

Frequency

95%CI

 

n = 212

%

 

Maternal nevirapine dose

   

Swallowed nevirapine at least 2 hrs before delivery

147

69.3

62.9-75.3

Swallowed nevirapine less than 2 hrs before delivery

29

13.7

9.5-18.8

Did not swallow nevirapine before delivery

36

17.0

12.4-22.5

Total maternal non-adherence to NVP

65

30.7

24.7-37.1

Newborn nevirapine dose

   

Swallowed nevirapine within 72 hrs of birth

155

73.1

66.8-78.8

Swallowed the nevirapine more than 72 hrs after birth

15

7.1

4.2-11.2

Did not swallow nevirapine after birth

42

19.8

14.9-25.6

Total newborn baby non-adherence to nevirapine

57

26.9

21.2-33.2

Combined maternal-infant nevirapine doses

   

Mother, baby or both took NVP within recommended time

121

57.1

50.3-63.6

Mother, baby or both took NVP outside recommended time

25

11.8

8.0-16.7

Mother, baby or both did not swallow nevirapine

66

31.1

25.2-37.6

Combined mother-baby non-adherence to NVP

91

42.9

36.4-49.7