Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents and use of EID.
| HEIs not tested by DNA-PCR | HEIs tested by DNA-PCR outside EID guideline | HEIs tested by DNA-PCR per EID guideline | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 132 (53.7%) | 60 (24.4%) | 54 (21.9%) | 246 (100.0%) | |
| Maternal age (years) | <0.0001 | ||||
| Less than 30 years | 103 (63.2) | 34 (20.9) | 26 (16.0) | 163 | |
| More than 30 years | 29 (34.9) | 26 (31.3) | 18 (33.7) | 83 | |
| Mean ± SD | 25.5 ± 6.12 | 29.3 ± 5.35 | 29.7 ± 5.69 | 246 | 0.0003 |
| Maternal education | <0.001 | ||||
| None | 31 (72.1) | 9 (20.9) | 3 (7.0) | 43 | |
| Primary | 44 (80.0) | 6 (10.9) | 5 (9.1) | 55 | |
| Secondary and over | 57 (38.5) | 45 (30.4) | 46 (31.1) | 148 | |
| Marital status | 0.008 | ||||
| Single | 101 (60.5) | 35 (21.0) | 31 (18.6) | 67 | |
| Married | 31 (39.2) | 25 (31.7) | 23 (29.1) | 79 | |
| Form of employment | <0.001 | ||||
| None | 81 (70.4) | 20 (17.4) | 14 (12.2) | 115 | |
| Formal | 2 (7.7) | 13 (50.0) | 11 (42.3) | 26 | |
| self | 49 (46.7) | 27 (25.7) | 29 (27.6) | 105 | |
| Mother knows that HIV is transmissible during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 118 (68.2) | 31 (17.9) | 24 (13.9) | 173 | |
| Yes | 14 (19.2) | 29 (39.7) | 30 (41.1) | 73 | |
| Mother knows the correct frequency and timing of all HIV testing in HEIs | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 123 (61.8) | 41 (20.6) | 35 (17.6) | 199 | |
| Yes | 9 (19.2) | 19 (40.4) | 19 (40.4) | 47 | |
| Disclosed HIV status | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 116 (64.1) | 32 (17.7) | 33 (18.2) | 181 | |
| Yes | 16 (24.6) | 28 (43.1) | 21 (32.3) | 65 | |
| Number of ANC visits | <0.001 | ||||
| Less than four | 85 (63.0) | 25 (18.5) | 25 (18.5) | 135 | |
| Four or more | 14 (18.7) | 33 (44.0) | 28 (37.3) | 75 | |
| Place of delivery | 0.002 | ||||
| Outside health facility | 61 (68.5) | 14 (15.7) | 14 (15.7) | 89 | |
| In a health facility | 71 (45.2) | 46 (29.3) | 40 (25.5) | 157 |