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Table 3 The effects of ART coverage during pregnancy on mother-to-child HIV transmission in sub-Saharan African countries

From: Trends and effects of antiretroviral therapy coverage during pregnancy on mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence from panel data analysis

Variable

Fixed effects dummy variable model

 

Estimate

Robust Std. Err

95% CI

P-value

ART coverage for PMTCT

− 0.18*

0.0088

− 0.19

− 0.16

 < 0.001

Population aged 15–65 years

− 0.12

0.2114

− 0.53

0.29

0.561

Ln-incidence-to-prevalence ratio

5.41*

1.6439

2.18

8.65

 < 0.001

Adult ART coverage (Total)

− 0.01

0.0249

− 0.05

0.04

0.831

Ln-HIV prevalence (Female)

− 0.48

1.1362

− 2.71

1.75

0.673

Ln-HIV prevalence (Male)

− 0.60

0.9775

− 2.52

1.32

0.538

Satisfaction on modern family planning

− 0.02

0.0475

− 0.06

0.11

0.586

Constant

25.21

12.2880

1.04

49.39

0.041

R-squared

98.2%

    

Number of observations

410

    

Number of countries

41

    
  1. *significant at 5% level