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Table 4 Bivariate logistic regression analysis of socio-demographic factors with rate of HIV transmission to exposed infants among selected health facilities of East and West Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

From: 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

Variable

 

Frequency

COR at 95% CI

p-value

Maternal age (mean = 27.4, SD = ±4.3)

Less or equal to 27.4 years

155

1

 

Greater than 27.4 years

150

5.6 (1.6–19.9)

0.007

Marital status

Married

194

1

 

Single, divorced, widowed, separated

111

1.4 (0.55–3.7)

0.47

Educational status

Not educated

145

1

 

Primary education

74

0.88 (0.3–2.6)

0.82

Secondary education

69

0.18 (0.2–1.4)

0.1

Tertiary education

17

0.76 (0.9–6)

0.8

Occupational status of the mother

Employed

161

1

 

Not employed

144

0.89 (0.34–2.31)

0.81

Disclosure status

Yes

255

1

 

No

32

2.28 (071–7.34)

0.68

Father HIV status

Positive

205

1

 

Negative

36

1.15 (0.24–5.47)

0.86

Unknown

64

2 (0.7–5.79)

0.19

Father status

Alive

277

1

 

Dead

28

1.26 (0.27–5.76)

0.77

Sex of child

Male

173

1

 
 

Female

132

0.36 (0.11–1.10)

0.07

Place of birth

Home

39

1

 

Debre Markos referral hospital

88

0.16 (0.3–0.86)

0.032

 

Finote selam Hospital

62

0.47 (0.12–1.87)

0.28

Other health centersa

116

0.44 (0.13–1.47)

0.18

  1. aDebre Markos health center, Bichena, Dejen, Dembecha and Amanuel health centers