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. 2018 Sep 15;8(2):020901. doi: 10.7189/jogh.08.020901

Table 3.

Maternal and health provider risk factors by complete RtHB status and year in 2011-12 and 2012-13 surveys, South Africa


2011-12, % (95% CI)
2012-13, % (95% CI)
Fully complete 4 indicators (N = 2465)
Incomplete <4 indicators* (N = 7950)
Fully complete 4 indicators (N = 3924)
Incomplete <4 indicators* (N = 5605)
All data
23.1 (22.2-24.0)
76.9 (76.0-77.8)
43.3 (42.2-44.4)
56.7 (55.6-57.8)
Age (years):
13-19
25.3 (23.1-27.7)
74.7 (72.3-76.9)
42.1 (39.2-45.0)
57.9 (55.0-60.8)
20-24
23.2 (21.6-24.9)
76.8 (75.1-78.4)
43.9 (41.9-45.9)
56.1 (54.1-58.1)
25-34
23.0 (21.6-24.5)
77.0 (75.5-78.4)
43.2 (41.5-44.9)
56.8 (55.1-58.5)
35-50
19.9 (17.6-22.4)
80.1 (77.6-82.4)
44.1 (41.0-47.3)
55.9 (52.7-59.0)
P-values
0.048
0.754
Mother’s education:
Grade 7 and below
22.8 (20.6-25.0)
77.2 (75.0-79.4)
41.6 (38.8-44.4)
58.4 (55.6-61.2)
Grade 8 and above
23.1 (22.2-24.1)
76.9 (75.9-77.8)
43.6 (42.5-44.8)
56.4 (55.2-57.5)
P-values
0.802
0.311
Marital status:
Single/widowed/divorced/separated
24.0 (23.0-25.1)
76.0 (74.9-77.0)
43.7 (42.5-45.0)
56.3 (55.0-57.5)
Married/co-habiting
20.3 (18.7-22.0)
79.7 (78.0-81.3)
42.0 (39.9-44.2)
58.0 (55.8-60.1)
P-values
0.009
0.325
Parity:
First child
22.7 (21.3-24.2)
77.3 (75.8-78.7)
43.0 (41.2-44.9)
57.0 (55.1-58.8)
Child 2+
23.6 (22.4-24.8)
76.4 (75.2-77.6)
44.0 (42.6-45.4)
56.0 (54.6-57.4)
P-values
0.425
0.458
Maternal reported HIV status before delivery:
HIV-
20.1 (19.1-21.1)
79.9 (78.9-80.9)
39.9 (38.6-41.3)
60.1 (58.7-61.4)
HIV+
31.2 (29.2-33.2)
68.8 (66.8-70.8)
52.3 (50.3-54.3)
47.7 (45.7-49.7)
P-values
<0.0001
<0.0001
Correct knowledge of MTCT modes:*
Doesn’t know MTCT/doesn’t know all modes correctly
22.2 (20.7-23.8)
77.8 (76.2-79.3)
40.8 (39.0-42.6)
59.2 (57.4-61.0)
Knows all 3 modes correctly
24.0 (22.8-25.2)
76.0 (74.8-77.2)
45.2 (43.8-46.7)
54.8 (53.3-56.2)
Response unknown
19.6 (16.8-22.6)
80.4 (77.4-83.2)
40.1 (35.6-44.8)
59.9 (55.2-64.4)
P-values
0.185
0.099
SES
highest
25.1 (23.3-27.0)
74.9 (73.0-76.7)
43.5 (41.3-45.8)
56.5 (54.2-58.7)
Second highest
26.3 (24.5-28.2)
73.7 (71.8-75.5)
46.1 (43.9-48.4)
53.9 (51.6-56.1)
Low
23.6 (21.8-25.4)
76.4 (74.6-78.2)
42.8 (40.7-44.9)
57.2 (55.1-59.3)
Lowest
17.5 (15.9-19.2)
82.5 (80.8-84.1)
41.1 (39.0-43.2)
58.9 (56.8-61.0)
P-values
0.001
0.291
TB screening during pregnancy:
No
18.5 (17.4-19.7)
81.5 (80.3-82.6)
39.7 (38.3-41.1)
60.3 (58.9-61.7)
Yes
31.1 (29.5-32.7)
68.9 (67.3-70.5)
50.9 (49.0-52.8)
49.1 (47.2-51.0)
Response unknown
17.6 (14.7-20.8)
82.4 (79.2-85.3)
36.9 (32.9-41.1)
63.1 (58.9-67.1)
P-values
<0.0001
<0.0001
Infant feeding counselling during pregnancy:
No
17.3 (14.7-20.1)
82.7 (79.9-85.3)
38.2 (34.5-42.0)
61.8 (58.0-65.5)
Yes
24.1 (23.1-25.1)
75.9 (74.9-76.9)
44.1 (43.0-45.3)
55.9 (54.7-57.0)
P-values
0.008
0.045
Place of delivery
Hospital
24.1 (23.1-25.2)
75.9 (74.8-76.9)
44.4 (43.2-45.7)
55.6 (54.3-56.8)
Clinic
20.2 (18.1-22.5)
79.8 (77.5-81.9)
43.0 (40.5-45.6)
57.0 (54.4-59.5)
Home/other
18.4 (14.8-22.7)
81.6 (77.3-85.2)
28.2 (23.0-34.1)
71.8 (65.9-77.0)
P-values
0.015
0.001
Birth attendant:
Doctor
21.4 (19.6-23.2)
78.6 (76.8-80.4)
40.8 (38.8-42.9)
59.2 (57.1-61.2)
Nurse/midwife/CHW
24.4 (23.3-25.6)
75.6 (74.4-76.7)
45.6 (44.3-47.0)
54.4 (53.0-55.7)
TBA/other
18.7 (14.8-23.2)
81.3 (76.8-85.2)
26.5 (21.1-32.7)
73.5 (67.3-78.9)
P-values
0.014
<0.0001
Province:
EC
21.4 (19.2-23.8)
78.6 (76.2-80.8)
22.0 (19.4-24.8)
78.0 (75.2-80.6)
FS
36.4 (33.3-39.6)
63.6 (60.4-66.7)
49.4 (46.3-52.5)
50.6 (47.5-53.7)
GP
15.5 (13.8-17.3)
84.5 (82.7-86.2)
46.2 (43.8-48.6)
53.8 (51.4-56.2)
KZN
30.5 (27.9-33.2)
69.5 (66.8-72.1)
57.5 (54.6-60.4)
42.5 (39.6-45.4)
LP
18.7 (16.5-21.1)
81.3 (78.9-83.5)
50.9 (48.1-53.7)
49.1 (46.3-51.9)
MP
34.6 (32.0-37.4)
65.4 (62.6-68.0)
46.1 (42.9-49.3)
53.9 (50.7-57.1)
NC
17.0 (14.0-20.5)
83.0 (79.5-86.0)
38.1 (33.7-42.7)
61.9 (57.3-66.3)
NW
9.0 (7.4-10.9)
91.0 (89.1-92.6)
24.8 (21.9-27.9)
75.2 (72.1-78.1)
WC
30.3 (27.9-32.8)
69.7 (67.2-72.1)
29.0 (26.5-31.6)
71.0 (68.4-73.5)
P-values <0.0001
<0.0001

CI – confidence interval, SES – socio-economic status, FS – Free State, GP – Gauteng, KZN-KwaZulu-Natal, LP – Limpopo, MP – Mpumalanga, NC - Northern Cape, NW - North West, WC - Western Cape

*Incomplete defined as 0-3 indicators.