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. 2018 Sep 10;18:1110. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6002-8

Table 2.

PMTCT measures in case and control mothers

Controls (n = 290) N (%) Cases (n = 145) N (%) OR (95% CI) p a
Antenatal Care
 Yes 213 (73.5) 60 (41.2) 1
 No 32 (11.0) 29 (20.0) 3.10 (1.68–5.70) < 0.000
 No information 45 (15.5) 68 (38.6) 5.62 (3.11–10.13) < 0.000
Time of Diagnosis
 Before/during antenatal 192 (66.2) 41 (28.3) 1
 During delivery 56 (19.3) 36 (24.8) 3.68 (1.90–7.14) < 0.000
 After birth 14 (4.8) 36 (24.8) 11.21 (5.27–23.36) < 0.000
 No information 28 (9.7) 32 (22.1) 6.01 (2.96–12.19) < 0.000
Gestational Age at First Visit 18.8 (0.9)b 22.3 (2.4)c 1.07 (0.99–1.15) 0.11
Antenatal Location
 Some or all in reference centre 157 (60.9) 14 (12.1) 1
 No reference centre 56 (21.7) 46 (39.7) 19.78 (5.65–69.24) < 0.000
 No information 45 (17.4) 56 (48.3) 37.47 (10.73–130.84) < 0.000
Antenatal ART
 Yes 169 (58.3) 16 (11.0) 1
 No 95 (32.8) 101 (69.7) 19.41 (8.72–43.21) < 0.000
 No information 26 (9.0) 28 (19.3) 14.91 (5.71–38.93) < 0.000
Antenatal ART Regimen
 Triple ARV 71 (42.0) 8 (50.0) 1
 AZT only 98 (58.0) 8 (50.0) 1.38 (0.43–4.43) 0.54
Intravenous AZT during Delivery
 Yes 190 (65.5) 41 (28.3) 1
 No 55 (19.0) 62 (42.8) 4.89 (2.91–8.24) < 0.000
 No information 45 (15.5) 42 (29.0) 4.31 (2.38–7.80) < 0.000
Type of Birth
 Caesarean 174(60.0) 59 (40.7) 1
 Vaginal 94 (32.4) 57 (39.3) 1.73 (1.11–2.71) 0.02
 No information 22 (7.6) 29 (20.0) 3.74 (1.98–7.09) < 0.000
ART in Infant
 Yes 250 (86.2) 65 (44.8) 1
 No 12 (4.1) 42 (29.0) 12.10 (5.79–25.27) < 0.000
 No information 28 (9.7) 38 (26.2) 8.60 (4.04–18.26) < 0.000
Formula Only
 Yes 243 (83.8) 74 (51.0) 1
 No 15 (5.2) 31 (21.4) 5.44 (2.84–10.40) < 0.000
 No information 32 (11.0) 40 (27.6) 4.87 (2.60–9.15) < 0.000

aConditional logistic regression; bn = 101; cn = 19