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Table 4 Characteristics of HEI and HII

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

 

HEI

HII

MTCT

P-value*

Sex

    

 Male

788 (55.9%)

25 (48.1%)

3.2

P = 0.258

 Female

621 (44.1%)

27 (51.9%)

4.4

 

 All

1,409 (100%)

52 (100%)

3.8

 

Age of mother

    

 Less than 25

407 (28.9%)

27 (51.9%)

6.7

P = 0.002

 25–29

365 (25.9%)

9 (17.3%)

2.5

 

 30 +

637 (45.2%)

16 (30.8%)

2.6

 

 All

1409 (100%)

52 (100%)

3.8

 

Current vaccination

    

 Penta 1

387 (27.5%)

18 (34.6%)

4.7

P=0.115

 Penta 2

292 (20.7%)

8 (15.4%)

2.8

 

 Penta 3

342 (24.3%)

7 (13.5%)

2.1

 

 Measles

388 (27.5%)

19 (36.5%)

5.0

 

 All

1409 (100%)

52 (100%)

3.8

 

Place of delivery

    

 Home

113 (8.0%)

9 (17.3%)

8.1

P=0.010

 Health facility

1,291 (91.6%)

42 (80.8%)

3.3

 

 Other

5 (0.4%)

1 (1.9%)

25.0

 

 All

1409 (100%)

52 (100%)

3.8

 

Number of ANC visits

    

 None

5 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

0

P=0.151

 1–2

125 (8.9%)

5 (9.6%)

4.1

 

 3

432 (30.8%)

23 (44.2%)

5.4

 

 4

634 (45.3%)

21 (40.4%)

3.4

 

 5 +

205 (14.6%)

3 (5.8%)

1.5

 

 All

1409 (100%)

52 (100%)

3.8

 

Exclusive breast feeding

    

 Yes

733 (52.0%)

27 (51.9%)

3.7

P=1.000

 No

676 (48.9%)

25 (48.1%)

3.8

 

 All

1409 (100%)

52 (100%)

3.8

 
  1. *Fisher exact test