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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) | ||
| AZTb only | 50 | 8 |
| HAARTc | 295 | 47.3 |
| None | 105 | 16.8 |
| Missing | 174 | 27.9 |
| Infant PMTCT intervention | ||
| Sd NVPd | 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 |
