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Table 4 Summary of uptake of recommended PMTCT strategies amongst HIV-infected mothers (N = 173)

From: Uptake and outcomes of a prevention-of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program in Zomba district, Malawi

  

sd-NVP at the onset of labor

Infants given sd-NVP*

Recommended BF option followed**

followed all*** current PMTCT recommendations

Mothers on HAART

17

 

15/16 (94%)

8/16 (50%)

8/15 (53%)

Mothers NOT on HAART

156

117/156 (75%)

99/154 (64%)

29/154 (19%)

22/154 (14%)

Total

173

117/156 (75%)

114/170 (67%)

37/170 (22%)

30/170 (18%)

  1. *Live-born infants only included
  2. **Avoidance of all breastfeeding from birth or exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, and no breastfeeding after.
  3. ***Mothers on HAART during pregnancy and delivery AND infants received sd-NVP AND recommended feeding options were utilized; OR mothers had taken sd-NVP at onset or during labor AND infants had received sd-NVP AND recommended feeding options were utilized.