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. 2017 Jan 6;12(1):e0169497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169497

Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Mother—Infant Pair Study Participants.

n = 879 % Total
Result Lab SOC Negative 788 89.6%
Positive 57 6.5%
Rejected sample/New Collection 22 2.5%
Missing result 12 1.4%
Result POC Negative 825 93.9%
Positive 47 5.3%
Invalid 4 0.5%
Missing result 3 0.3%
Groups
% HIV+a n = 879 % Total
Health clinics CS 1 DE JUNHO 4.4% 250 28.4%
CS 1 DE MAIO 4.4% 252 28.7%
CS POLANA CANICO 9.3% 377 42.9%
Age (in months) 1–2 months 2.6% 540 61.6%
2–3 months 9.1% 143 16.3%
3–6 months 10.1% 129 14.7%
6–9 months 13.2% 38 4.3%
> 9 months 44.4% 27 3.1%
Sex Female 7.0% 471 53.6%
Male 5.9% 408 46.4%
Mother's prophylaxis None 28.6% 14 1.6%
Option Ab 16.2% 138 15.7%
Option B+c (ART) 5.2% 610 69.4%
Missing Data 5.1% 117 13.3%
Infant's prophylaxis None 46.2% 13 1.5%
NVPd 6.1% 674 76.7%
NVP + AZT 50.0% 2 0.2%
AZTe 5.3% 19 2.2%
Missing Data 4.7% 171 19.5%
Infant's breastfeeding No 9.1% 99 11.3%
Yes 7.1% 548 62.3%
Missing Data 3.9% 232 26.4%

a: HIV status based on the SOC test result.

b: WHO recommended set which includes: Antepartum-AZT starting as early as 14 weeks gestation, Intrapartum-at onset of labour, sdNVP and first dose of AZT/3TC, Postpartum- daily AZT/3TC through 7 days postpartum

c: Option that include ART as treatment regimen

d: Single dose of Nevirapine

e: Zidovudine