Table 3.
Factors associated with HIV infection 2016–2020
| Variables | EID PCR | Test results | COR (95% CI) | P–value | AOR (95% CI) | P–value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (%) | Positive (%) | |||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 2683 (97.3) | 75 (2.7) | 1 | 0.492 | ||
| Male | 2850 (97.6) | 71 (2.4) | 0.9(0.6–1.2) | |||
| Age group | ||||||
| Referred at ≤ 6 weeks | 3166 (98.8) | 40 (1.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Referred > 6 weeks | 2367 (95.7) | 106 (4.3) | 3.5(2.5–5.1) | < 0.001 | 2.7(1.8–4.0) a | < 0.001 |
| Infant feeding Practice | ||||||
| Exclusive breast feeding | 4041(97.4) | 109 (2.6) | 1 | |||
| Replacement feeding | 1492 (97.6) | 37 (2.4) | 1.1(0.8–1.6) | 0.663 | ||
| Intervention given to infant in PMTCT | ||||||
| Present | 5317(98.1) | 103(1.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Absent | 216(83.4) | 43(16.6) | 10.3(7.0–15.0) | < 0.001 | 4.6(2.9–7.4) a | 0.001 |
| Infant received nevirapine prophylaxis therapy | ||||||
| Yes | 5062 (98.0) | 104 (2.0) | 1 | 1 | ||
| No | 464 (90.4) | 49 (9.6) | 5.5(3.9–7.9) | < 0.001 | 2.0(1.3–3.2) a | < 0.001 |
| Mother ART status | ||||||
| Previously on ART | 1445(97.8) | 33(2.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Newly initiated up on delivery | 4057(97.9) | 88(2.1) | 3.6(2.5–6.2) | < 0.001 | 12.9(6.1–26.9) a | < 0.001 |
| Status not known | 31(55.4) | 25(44.6) | 3.4(2.2–5.5) | < 0.001 | 11.0(5.5–22.1) a | < 0.001 |
EID Early Infant Diagnosis, PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction, COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, PMTCT Prevention of Mother-to-Child-Transmission, ART Antiretroviral Therapy
a Statistically significant