Rate of HIV transmission and associated factors among HIV-exposed infants in selected health facilities of East and West Gojjam Zones, Northwest Ethiopia; retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Characteristics of HIV-exposed infants and their mother on follow-up in selected health facilities of East and West Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

Characteristics	Response	Frequency	Percentage
Sex of child	Male	173	56.7
Sex of child	Female	132	43.3
Age of enrolment for care	Less than or equal to 6 weeks	211	69.2
Age of enrolment for care	Greater than 6 weeks	94	30.8
Place of birth	Home	39	12.8
Place of birth	Health institution	266	87.2
Where born from health institutions	Debre Markos referral Hospital	88	28.9
	Finote Selam Hospital	62	20.3
	Other health institutions^a	116	38
First DBS test result	Positive	19	6.2
First DBS test result	Negative	286	93.8
Time first DBS taken after birth	Less than or equal to 6 weeks	221	72.5
Time first DBS taken after birth	Greater than 6 weeks	84	27.5
Infant prophylaxis	Given	281	92.1
Infant prophylaxis	Not given	24	7.9
Type of prophylaxis given to the infant	Daily NVP	192	68
Type of prophylaxis given to the infant	NVP + AZT	110	32
Father HIV status	Positive	205	67.2
	Negative	36	11.8
	Unknown	64	21
Father status	Alive	277	90.8
Father status	Dead	28	9.2
Immunization status of the infant for routine EPI	Immunized	256	83.9
Immunization status of the infant for routine EPI	Not immunized	49	16.1
Entry to PMTCT	During ANC	70	23
	Postpartum	38	12.5
	Known positive	197	64.6
PMTCT intervention	None	24	7.9
PMTCT intervention	HAART	281	92.1
Birth weight (n = 157)	2.5–4.0 kg	129	82.2
Birth weight (n = 157)	less than 2.5 kg	28	17.8
Infant feeding practice <6 months	Exclusive breast feeding	294	96.4
	Exclusive replacement feeding	9	3
	Mixed feeding	2	0.7
Infant breastfeeding practice after 6 month	Breastfeeding and complementary feeding	250	82
Infant breastfeeding practice after 6 month	Replacement feeding	55	18