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. 2018 Jun 21;13(6):e0198438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198438

Table 3. Predictors of HIV positive antibody test among HIV exposed babies followed in MSG programmes in Addis Ababa from 2005 to 2013.

Variable Rapid antibody test result Bi-variable analysis Multi-variable analysis
Negative n = 49 (%) Positive n = 22 (%) OR(CI) AOR (CI)
Year enrolled in MSG        
    2011 to 2013 261 (96.7) 9 (3.3) 1  
    2008 to 2010 167 (94.9) 9 (5.1) 1.63 (0.49, 5.46)  
    2005 to 2007 71 (94.7) 4 (5.3) 1.56 (0.61, 4.02)  
Infant prophylaxis        
    Yes 483 (96.2) 19 (3.8) 1 1
    No 16 (84.2) 3 (15.8) 4.77 (1.28, 17.76) 5.50 (1.38, 21.95)
Women ART medicine        
    Prophylaxis 218 (95.6) 10 (4.4) 1  
    HAART 279 (95.9) 12 (4.1) 0.94 (0.40, 2.21)  
Infant feeding methods        
    EBF 445 (96.7) 15 (3.3) 1 1
    EFF 49 (92.5) 4 (7.5) 2.42 (0.77, 7.58) 2.74 (0.84, 8.88)
    Mixed feeding 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 17.80 (3.89, 81.47) 16.43 (3.39, 79.54)
Partner HIV test status      
    Negative 176 (97.2) 5 (2.8) 1 1
    Postive 101 (98.1) 2 (1.9) 1.44 (0.27, 7.53) 1.31 (0.25, 6.93)
    Unknown 222 (93.7) 15 (6.3) 3.41 (0.77, 15.20) 2.35 (0.51,10.85)
Disclosure to partner        
    Yes 306 (96.5) 11 (3.5) 1  
    No 49 (96.1) 2 (3.9) 0.58 (0.23, 1.42)  
    Unknown 144 (94.1) 9 (5.9) 0.65 (0.14, 3.13)  

NB- CI stands for Confidence Interval, OR stands for Odds Ratio, AOR stands for adjusted Odds Ratio