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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

From: Determinants of mother to child HIV transmission (HIV MTCT); a case control study in governmental health centers of East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

Variables

Respondent status

Cases (n) = 42

Controls(n) = 168

N (%)

N (%)

Sex of the infant

Male

22 (52.4)

90 (53.6)

Female

20 (47.6)

78 (46.4)

Level of education

Unable to read and write

9 (21.4)

16 (9.5)

Read and write but have no formal Education

3 (7.1)

26 (15.5)

Primary

14 (33.3)

37 (22.0)

Secondary

8 (19.0)

46 (27.4)

Above secondary

8 (19.0)

43 (25.6)

Residence

Urban

32 (76.2)

137 (81.5)

Rural

10 (23.8)

31 (18.5)

Did the mother attend antenatal

Yes

31 (73.8)

151 (89.9)

No

11 (26.2)

17 (10.1)

Partner tested

Yes

34 (81.0)

161 (95.8)

No

8 (19.0)

7 (4.2)

Place of delivery

Health facility

38 (90.5)

161 (95.8)

Home

4 (9.5)

7 (4.2)

Mode of delivery

Spontaneous vaginal delivery

34 (81.0)

145 (86.3)

Caesarean section

7 (16.7)

16 (9.5)

Others

1 (2.4)

7 (4.2)

First 6 month’s feeding

Exclusive breast feeding

36 (85.7)

146 (86.9)

Mixed feeding

6 (14.3)

22 (13.1)

Did the mothers Had ARV intervention

Yes

31 (73.8)

167 (99.4)

No

11 (26.2)

1 (0.6)

Did child receive ARV prophylaxis

Yes

42 (100.0)

166 (98.8)

No

0 (0.0)

2 (1.2)

Is the infant start CPT

Yes

40 (95.2)

163 (97.0)

No

2 (4.8)

5 (3.0)

WHO clinical stage near/at delivery

Stage 1

23 (54.8)

110 (65.5)

Stage 2

9 (21.4)

22 (13.1)

Stage 3

8 (19.0)

29 (17.3)

Stage 4

2 (4.8)

7 (4.2)

Maternal CPT started

Yes

29 (69.0)

131 (78.0)

No

13 (31.0)

37 (22.0)

Mothers age group

 < 25 year

14 (33.3)

37 (22.0)

25–35

23 (54.8)

82 (48.8)

 > 35

5 (11.9)

49 (29.2)

Weight of new borne

 < 2500 g

9 (21.4)

30 (17.9)

 ≥ 2500

33 (78.6)

138 (82.1)

Age enrolment

 ≤ 6 week

9 (21.4)

49 (29.2)

 > 6 week

33 (78.6)

119 (70.8)

Age start CPT

 ≤ 6 week

9 (22.5)

14 (8.6)

 > 6 week

31 (77.5)

149 (91.4)

CD4cat

 > 350

22 (52.4)

121 (72.0)

 ≤ 350

20 (47.6)

47 (28.0)