Feasibility of using infant testing during immunization to estimate HIV mother-to-child-transmission rates in Zambia

Table 2 Infant HIV exposure by primary caregiver demographic characteristics

	N	%	Infants exposed	% exposed	P-value
Age of mother
Less than 25	3,787	47.1	407	10.8	P < 0.001
25–29	1962	24.4	365	18.6
30 +	2293	28.5	637	27.8
Marital status
Single	1303	16.2	194	14.9	P < 0.001
Cohabiting	55	0.7	14	25.5
Married	6561	81.6	1,158	17.7
Divorced	39	0.5	11	28.2
Separated	57	0.7	17	29.8
Widowed	27	0.3	15	55.6
Highest level of education
Primary	2300	28.6	476	20.7	P < 0.001
Secondary	4991	62.1	793	15.9
Higher	457	5.7	85	18.6
None	294	3.7	55	18.7
Occupation (employment status)
Formal employment	625	7.8	127	20.3	P < 0.001
Self-employed/business	1899	23.6	403	21.2
Not employed	5405	67.2	865	16.0
School	70	0.9	2	2.9
Other	43	0.5	12	27.9
Total	8042	100	1409	17.5

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