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Table 3 Maternal factors associated and mother-to-child transmission of HIV

From: Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in aten years period

VARIABLES

MTCT

With

MTCT

Without

P*

RR

IC 95%

 

N

%

n

%

   

AIDS-related illness

    

0.0748

  

Yes

2

14.3

12

85.7

 

4.87

1.19-19.93

No

11

2.9

364

97.1

 

1.00

 

First CD4 (cel/ml)

    

0.0029

  

≥ 350

1

0.5

212

95.5

 

1.00

 

< 350

8

5.8

129

94.2

 

12.44

1.57-98.35

Time using HAART

    

0.0632

  

15 days or longer

11

3.1

342

96.9

 

1.00

 

Less than 15 days

2

16.7

10

83.3

 

5.35

1.33-21.53

Ovular infection

    

0.0035

  

Yes

2

66.7

1

33.3

 

21.61

8.15-57.29

No

12

3.1

377

96.9

 

1.00

 

Neurotoxoplasmosis

    

0.0127

  

Yes

1

25

3

75

 

7.46

1.26-44.23

No

13

3.4

375

96.6

 

1.00

 

Route of delivery

    

0.0190

  

Vaginal

4

12.9

27

87.1

 

1.00

 

Caesarean

10

2.8

347

97.2

 

0.22

0.07-0.65

Labor

    

0.0088

  

Yes

6

9.8

55

90.2

 

4.54

1.58-13.04

No

7

2.2

316

97.8

 

1.00

 

Time after ruptured membranes

    

0.5936

  

Less than 4 hours

2

11.1

16

88.9

 

1.00

 

> 4 hours

3

8.1

34

91.9

 

0.73

0.13-3.99

No

10

 

328

    

IV AZT

    

0.3126

  

Yes

12

3.5

362

96.5

 

0.35

0.05-2.40

No

1

10.0

9

90

 

1.00

 

Anemia (Hb level < 11 g/dl)

    

0.0254

  

Yes

4

11.8

30

88.2

 

4.21

1.40-12.72

No

10

2.8

348

97.2

 

1.00

 
  1. (#) The numbers are different because of lack of informations from some patients