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Table 6 Factors associated with overall HIV positivity among exposed infants in Public Hospitals of Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia (N = 558)

From: HIV testing, test results and factors influencing among infants born to HIV positive mothers in public hospitals of Mekelle City, North Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Place of residence

Urban

1

1

Rural

3.27(1.30, 8.24) *

4.00(1.23, 13.04) *

Had ANC follow up

Yes

1

1

No

3.62(1.00, 13.17) *

2.06(0.35, 12.11)

Mother on ART on entry to PMTCT cohort

Yes

1

1

No

2.10(0.46, 9.53)

2.56(0.36, 17.98)

Mothers WHO clinical stage

Stage I / II

1

1

Stage III / IV

3.31(0.91, 12.02)

2.14(0.47, 9.87)

Current CD4 count of mothers

≥500 mm3

1

1

< 500 mm3

1.63(0.64, 4.18)

1.83(0.61, 5.50)

Mothers adherence status

Good

1

1

Fair

2.52(0.94, 6.75)

1.76(0.57, 5.47)

Poor

8.71(2.05, 37.10) *

1.04(0.07, 16.06)

Provision of postpartum family planning

Yes

1

1

No

0.49(0.19, 1.29)

0.45(0.13, 1.53)

Mode of delivery

C/Section

1

1

SVD

1.68(0.48, 5.83)

2.10(0.49, 9.01)

Infants birth weight

Normal birth-weight

1

1

Low birth-weight

6.27(2.52, 15.58) *

5.64(2.00,16.71) *

Infants feeding practice

EFF

1

1

EBF

0.79(0.25, 2.79)

1.17(0.24, 5.76)

Infants ARV prophylaxis (NVP syrup) given

Yes

1

1

No

4.55(1.47, 14.52) *

4.70(1.15, 19.11) *

  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio *Significant association CI Confidence interval