Early infant diagnosis of HIV infection using DNA-PCR at a referral center: an 8 years retrospective analysis

Table 2 Characteristics of mothers and infants included in the study during the specified study period (2006–2014) at the PMTCT/ART center of Bishoftu Hospital

Variable	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	323	51.8
Female	301	48.2
Place of birth
Health facility	525	84.1
Home	55	8.8
Unknown	44	7.1
Type of infant feeding
Exclusive breast feeding	494	79.2
Exclusive complementary feeding	91	14.6
Mixed feeding	29	4.7
Weaned of breast feeding	2	0.3
Mothers CD4 during ANC ^a
Less than 100	15	2.4
101–300	73	11.7
301–500	124	19.9
More than 500	182	29.2
Mother clinical stage during ANC
WHO stage 1	224	35.9
WHO stage 2	104	16.7
WHO stage 3	100	16
WHO stage 4	9	1.4
Undocumented	187	70
PMTCT intervention in the mother
None/unknown	279	44.7
Yes	345	55.3
Type of PMTCT intervention (mother)
AZT^b only	50	8
HAART^c	295	47.3
None	105	16.8
Missing	174	27.9
Infant PMTCT intervention
Sd NVP^d	26	4.2
Sd NVP + AZT	279	44.7
NVP for 6 weeks	179	28.7
NVP >6 weeks	12	1.9
None	90	14.4
Missing	38	6.1
Mother ANC
Yes	86	13.8
No	388	62.2
Missing	150	24

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