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. 2017 Jan 18;17:48. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-1998-5

Table 2.

Result of Log-Rank test of mother-baby non-retention in HIV care

Parameter Not-retained/total Percent not-retained
n % P-value
Baby’s sex
 Male 60/204 29.4
 Female 65/206 32.0 0.56
Feeding method
 Exclusive breastfeeding 63/222 28.4
 Mixed feeding 62/188 33 0.48
Early Infant diagnosis (EID)
 Done 115/399 28.8
 Not done 10/11 90.9 <0.001
EID result
 Positive 9/23 39.1
 Negative 106/376 28.1 0.24
Mother’s age
 15–19 4/20 20.0
 20–29 74/220 33.6 0.26
  ≥ 30 47/170 28.2
Marital status
 Never married 8/23 34.8
 Married 101/347 29.1 0.44
 Previously married 16/40 40.0
Education
 None 36/70 51.4
 Primary 44/156 28.2 <0.001
 Secondary 37/139 26.6
 Tertiary 8/45 17.8
Religion
 Protestant 40/105 39.1
 Catholic 61/227 26.9
 Muslim 12/28 42.9 0.04
 Pentecostal 11/36 30.6
 Others 1/14 7.1
Occupation
 Housewife 54/125 43.2
 Farmer 36/149 24.2
 Wage/salaried workers 17/71 23.9 0.01
 Manual labour 4/14 28.6
 Others 14/51 27.5
Wealth index
 Lowest 45/125 36.0
 Second lowest 43/128 33.2
 Middle 24/104 23.1 0.18
 Second highest 10/37 27.0
 Highest 3/16 18.8
Residence
 Urban 84/259 32.4
 Rural 41/151 27.2 0.26
Distance from health facility
 0–5 km 72/223 32.3
 6–10 km 25/94 26.6 0.60
  > 10 km 28/93 30.1
Transport
 Walk 42/91 46.2
 Bicycle 20/61 32.8
 Motorcycle 46/167 27.5 0.001
 Vehicle 17/91 18.7
No. of times delivered while HIV+
 1 76/214 35.5
 2+ 49/196 25.0 0.02
Partner disclosure
 Yes 86/341 25.2
 No 39/69 56.5 <0.001
Spouse tested
 Yes 80/316 25.3
 No 45/94 47.9 <0.001
Keeping all appointment with baby
 Not important 17/31 54.8
 Important 108/379 28.5 0.002
Quality of counselling (privacy)
 Yes 74/316 23.4
 No 51/94 54.3 <0.001
Waiting time
 Not long 40/177 22.6
 Long 85/233 36.5 0.002