Table 2.
Factors associated to MTCT of HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 2017
| Characteristics | Categories | Cases | Controls | COR [95% CI] | AOR [95% CI] | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother to mother support | No | 41 | 93 | 12.1 [3.6, 40.8] | 5.1 [1.4, 18.1]** | 0.000 |
| Yes | 3 | 83 | 1.00 | |||
| Partner involvement | High | 8 | 93 | 1.00 | ||
| Low | 36 | 83 | 5.0 [2.2, 11.5] | 6.9 [1.4, 13.4]** | 0.000 | |
| WHO Stage at enrollment | Stage I | 20 | 160 | 1.00 | ||
| Stage II | 24 | 16 | 12 [5.5, 26.3] | 3.3 [1.2, 9.1]** | 0.019 | |
| ART adherence | Good | 21 | 136 | 1.00 | ||
| Poor | 23 | 40 | 3.7 [1.8, 7.4] | 3.1 [1.3, 7.5]** | 0.011 | |
| Syphilis test result | Negative | 31 | 163 | 1.00 | ||
| Positive | 13 | 13 | 5.3 [2.2, 12.4] | 3.2 [1.2, 8.6] | 0.000 | |
| Breast condition | Normal | 32 | 165 | 1.00 | 0.000 | |
| Breast disease | 12 | 11 | 5.6 [2.3, 13.9] | 4.4 [1.9, 10.4]** | 0.001 | |
| Nutritional status at 18th month | Not malnourished | 12 | 136 | 1.00 | ||
| Malnourished | 32 | 42 | 8.5 [4.0, 17.9] | 3.1 [1.4, 6.8]** | 0.000 | |
| Pregnancy planned | Yes | 9 | 147 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 35 | 29 | 19.7 [8.6, 45.4] | 10.3 [3.9, 27.2]** | 0.000 | |
| PMTCT prophylaxis ANC | Yes | 35 | 171 | 1.00 | ||
| No | 9 | 5 | 8.7 [2.7, 27.8] | 3.1 [1.3, 9.6]** | 0.008 | |
| Place of delivery | Institution | 28 | 170 | 1.00 | ||
| Home | 16 | 6 | 16.2 [5.8, 44.8] | 5.3 [1.4, 19.4]** | 0.001 | |
| Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 18 | 118 | 0.7 [0.3, 1.5] | 1.8 [0.7, 4.7] | 0.257 |
| Cesarean | 11 | 48 | 1.00 | |||
| Instrumental | 15 | 10 | 6.5 [2.3, 18.4] | 3.3 [1.6, 7.2]** | 0.002 | |
| Infant feeding practice within 6 months | Exclusive breast | 8 | 133 | 1.00 | ||
| Mixed feeding | 33 | 10 | 54.8 [20.0, 149.8] | 12.5 [2.9, 52.7]** | 0.000 | |
| Exclusive replacement | 3 | 33 | 1.51 [0.3, 6.0] | 1.2 [0.20, 8.1] | 0.072 |
**significant at p value < 0.05