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Table 4 Neonatal factors associated with mother-to-child transmission of HIV

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

VARIABLES

With

Without

P*

RR

IC 95%

 

N

%

n

%

   

Birth weight

    

0.0270

  

≥ 2500 g

8

2.8

301

97.2

 

1.00

 

< 2500 g

7

8.0

80

92

 

3.11

1.16-8.33

Birth Weight in comparison to gestational age (GA)

    

0.0110

  

Adequate forGA

10

2.9

332

97.1

 

1.00

 

Small for GA

5

13.2

33

86.8

 

4.50

1.62-12.48

Oral AZT

    

0.0010

  

Yes

11

2.8

381

97.2

 

1.00

 

No

2

100

0

0

 

35.64

19.90-63.81

Neonatal pathology

    

0.0047

  

Yes

5

14.7

29

85.3

 

5.67

2.01-15.96

No

9

2.6

338

97.4

 

1.00

 

Congenital Toxoplasmosis

    

< 0.0001

  

Yes

4

66.7

2

33.3

 

23.94

10.63-53.93

No

11

2.8

384

97.2

 

1.00

 

Pneumonia

    

0.0076

  

Yes

3

25.0

9

75

 

8.10

2.63-25.02

No

12

3.1

377

97.9

 

1.00

 

Congenital CMV

    

0.0075

  

Yes

2

50.0

2

50

 

15.27

5.00-46.63

No

13

3.3

384

96.7

 

1.00

 

Hepatitis B

    

1.0000

  

Yes

0

0.0

4

100

 

NC

 

No

15

3.8

382

96.2

   

Syphilis

    

1.0000

NC

 

Yes

0

0.0

2

100

   

No

15

3.8

384

96.2

   

Anemia (hb < 13,5 g/dl)

    

0.0051

  

Yes

8

8.7

84

91.3

 

5.83

1.58-21.46

No

3

1.5

198

98.5

 

1.00

 

IUGR (intra uterine growth restriction)

    

0.0470

  

Yes

3

12.5

21

87.5

 

4.18

1.25-14.00

No

11

3.0

357

97

 

1.00

 

Hepatitis C

    

1.0000

  

Yes

0

0.0

10

100

 

NC

 

No

15

3.8

376

96.2

   
  1. (#) The numbers are different because of lack of informations from some patients
  2. (##) NC: not calculated