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. 2010 Apr 29;5(4):e10411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010411

Table 1. Determinants of the 6-weeks MTCT Risk (Multivariate logistic regression model), at the CNPS hospital of Yaounde in Cameroon between 2004 and 2008.

N OR** 95% CI P ORa*** 95% CI P
Duration of treatment
≥4 weeks before delivery 306 1 1
<4 weeks before delivery 112 6.6 2.9–15.3 <0.0001 4.7 1.3–17.6 <0.0001
Treatment
Regimen 1 (HAART) 73 1 1
Regimen 2 163 2.8 0.6–12.9 0.18 0.5 0.05–4.9 0.5
Regimen 3 99 3.1 0.6–15.2 0.15 1.6 0.2–12 0.6
Regimen 4 83 3.7 0.8–18.4 0.15 2.1 0.2–18.5 0.5
TCD4 Lymphocytes
>350 cells/ml 238 1 1
≤350 cells/ml 180 4.02 1.7–9.2 <0.001 6.4 1.8–22.5 <0,004
Delivery
Cesarean section 36 1 1
Normal 382 2.9 0.4–21.7 0.30 2.4 0.2–25.9 0.46
Premature rupture of membranes
No 371 1 1
Yes (before onset of labour) 47 39.9 16.2–98.7 <0.0001 27.6 8.9–84.8 0,0001
Birth weight
>2500 grams 325 1 1
≤2500 grams 93 8.6 3.9–19.2 0.0001 4.0 1.4–11.3 0,008
Prematurity *
No 68 1 1
Yes 350 3.9 1.8–8.7 0.01 0.82 0.2–2.9 0.8

*(<37 weeks of gestation).

**Crude (Univariate).

***Adjusted (Multivariate).