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Table 4 Summary of data from mothers and the 10 infants diagnosed with HIV when the mother received the infant’s HIV+ test result at the infant’s last follow-up

From: Receipt of infant HIV DNA PCR test results is associated with a reduction in retention of HIV-exposed infants in integrated HIV care and healthcare services: a quantitative sub-study nested within a cluster randomised trial in rural Malawi

Infant characteristics

Maternal characteristics

ID

Study Arm

Breastfeeding status when infant dropped out of study

Breastfeeding duration (days)

Time in study (days)

Total number of visits

Age of infant when receiving HIV+ test result (days)

Time retained in study after receiving HIV+ result (mths)

On ART at last follow-up

Parity

Marital status

Education Status

Distance from centre

ART at last follow-up

A1

1

unknown

238

496

9

230

258

Yes

2

Married

None

> 5 km

No, new dx

A2

1

unknown

387

520

8

132

420

Yes

2

Married

Completed secondary

> 5 km

Yes

A3

1

unknown

347

438

4

124

309

No

4

Married

Some primary

2 km to 5 km

Yes

A4

1

Complementary/Mixed

267

267

3

131

132

No

3

Married

Some primary

> 5 km

Yes

A5

2

Exclusive

106

106

3

104

0

Started at diagnosis

2

Divorced

Some primary

2 km to 5 km

Yes

A6

2

unknown

67

451

9

115

330

Yes

4

Married

Some primary

2 km to 5 km

No, not on ART

A7

2

unknown

116

520

10

144

374

No

4

Married

Some primary

< 2 km

No, new dx

A8

3

unknown

122

465

11

117

342

Yes

3

Married

None

> 5 km

Yes

A9

3

unknown

76

520

10

74

453

Yes

3

Married

Some secondary

2 km to 5 km

Yes

A10

3

Exclusive

73

73

2

73

0

No

3

Married

Some secondary

> 5 km

No, new dx