Characteristics | No. (n = 352) | Percentage (% = 100) |
---|---|---|
Birth place | ||
 Home | 116 | 33.0 |
 Facility | 236 | 67.0 |
Mode of delivery | ||
 Caesarea section | 60 | 17.0 |
 Spontaneous Vaginal delivery | 292 | 83.0 |
Time of NVP initiation | ||
 None | 42 | 12.0 |
 From birth to 6-weeks | 306 | 86.9 |
 After 6-weeks of birth | 4 | 1.0 |
Maternal age at enrolment into EMTCT in years | ||
 15–24 | 82 | 23.3 |
 25–46 | 270 | 76.7 |
Infant Feeding option in the first 6-months | ||
 Replacement feeding | 8 | 2.2 |
 Mixed feeding | 56 | 16.0 |
 Exclusive Breast feeding | 288 | 81.8 |
ANC use during recent pregnancy | ||
 No | 150 | 42.6 |
 Yes | 202 | 57.4 |
Maternal ART use | ||
 During ANC only | 10 | 2.8 |
 During ANC and labour only | 14 | 4.0 |
 Life-long ART | 328 | 93.2 |
Baseline WHO Clinical staging | ||
 I | 264 | 75.0 |
 II | 52 | 14.8 |
 III/IV | 36 | 10.2 |
Baseline maternal CD4 count (cells/ml) | ||
 Less than 350 | 91 | 25.9 |
 350–500 | 53 | 15.0 |
 More than 500 | 208 | 59.1 |