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Table 1 Characteristics of infants and their mothers

From: Retention of HIV exposed infants in care at Arua regional referral hospital, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study

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