Table 3 HIV prevalence rate (per 100) among children by 24 months according to selected characteristics
Characteristics | Number of exposed babies | Number of infected babies | Prevalence rate | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of mother at pregnancy | |||||
  < 20 | 23 | 1 | 4.35 | 0.61 | 30.87 |
 20–24 | 204 | 15 | 7.35 | 4.43 | 12.20 |
 25–29 | 191 | 14 | 7.33 | 4.34 | 12.38 |
 30+ | 69 | 8 | 11.59 | 5.80 | 23.18 |
Education of mother | |||||
 Illiterate | 169 | 15 | 8.88 | 5.35 | 14.72 |
 Primary school | 98 | 7 | 7.14 | 3.41 | 14.98 |
 Above primary school | 220 | 16 | 7.27 | 4.46 | 11.87 |
Working status of mother | |||||
 Not working | 416 | 33 | 7.93 | 5.64 | 11.16 |
 Working | 71 | 5 | 7.04 | 2.93 | 16.92 |
Know HIV positive status prior to pregnancy | |||||
 No | 384 | 29 | 7.55 | 5.25 | 10.87 |
 Yes | 101 | 9 | 8.91 | 4.64 | 17.13 |
Status of ART initiation by mother | |||||
 Not on ART | 238 | 18 | 7.56 | 4.77 | 12.00 |
 Started ART more than 90 days prior to delivery | 121 | 14 | 11.57 | 6.85 | 19.54 |
 Started ART within 90 days prior to delivery | 83 | 4 | 4.82 | 1.81 | 12.84 |
 Started ART after delivery | 45 | 2 | 4.44 | 1.11 | 17.77 |
Sex of the child | |||||
 Boy | 249 | 22 | 8.84 | 5.82 | 13.42 |
 Girl | 238 | 16 | 6.72 | 4.12 | 10.97 |
Status of Nevirapine administration | |||||
 Any one given Nevirapine | 58 | 3 | 5.17 | 1.67 | 16.04 |
 Both, mother and baby given Nevirapine | 404 | 29 | 7.18 | 4.99 | 10.33 |
 None given Nevirapine | 25 | 6 | 24.00 | 10.78 | 53.42 |
Duration of breastfeeding | |||||
 Not breastfed | 164 | 4 | 2.44 | 0.92 | 6.50 |
 1–26 weeks | 240 | 23 | 9.58 | 6.37 | 14.42 |
 Above 26 weeks | 82 | 11 | 13.41 | 7.43 | 24.22 |
Mode of delivery | |||||
 Vaginal | 433 | 37 | 8.55 | 6.19 | 11.79 |
 Caesarean | 54 | 1 | 1.85 | 0.26 | 13.15 |
Total | 487 | 38 | 7.80 | 5.68 | 10.72 |