Table 1. Characteristics of HIV positive mother's infant pairs in Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2012.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age of the mother(years) | ||
| ≤24 | 28 | 15.6 |
| 25–29 | 73 | 40.8 |
| ≥30 | 78 | 43.6 |
| Educational status | ||
| Primary education and below | 143 | 77.7 |
| Secondary and above | 41 | 22.3 |
| Presence of animal milk at home | ||
| Yes | 33 | 82.1 |
| No | 151 | 17.9 |
| ART status | ||
| Pre ART | 60 | 32.8 |
| On ART | 123 | 67.2 |
| HIV sero status disclosure | ||
| Yes | 158 | 85.9 |
| No | 26 | 14.1 |
| Current marital status | ||
| Married | 158 | 85.9 |
| Not married | 26 | 14.1 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 134 | 72.8 |
| Rural | 50 | 27.2 |
| Stigma and discrimination | ||
| Yes | 167 | 90.8 |
| No | 17 | 9.2 |
| ANC attendance | ||
| Yes | 155 | 84.2 |
| No | 29 | 15.8 |
| $Monthly income (n = 116) | ||
| ≤500 | 67 | 57.8 |
| 501–1000 | 29 | 25 |
| ≥1001 | 20 | 17.2 |
| Family size(n = 182) | ||
| ≤3 | 50 | 27.5 |
| 4–5 | 103 | 56.6 |
| ≥6 | 29 | 15.9 |
| Birth order(n = 176) | ||
| 1 | 54 | 30.7 |
| 2–3 | 94 | 53.4 |
| ≥4 | 28 | 15.9 |
| When know sero status | ||
| Before birth | 156 | 84.8 |
| After birth | 28 | 15.2 |
| Place of delivery | ||
| Health institution | 119 | 64.7 |
| Home | 65 | 35.3 |
| Age of introduction complementary feeding | ||
| Before 6 months | 135 | 75.8 |
| At 6 months and after | 43 | 24.2 |
| Age of infants (n = 184) | ||
| 6–8 months | 69 | 37.5 |
| 9–11 months | 45 | 24.5 |
| 12–17 months | 70 | 38 |
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- Exchange rate 1 USD = 17.87 Ethiopian Birr (ETB).