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Table 3 PMTCT interventions by infants and other clinical characteristics in Public Hospitals of Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia (N = 558)

From: HIV testing, test results and factors influencing among infants born to HIV positive mothers in public hospitals of Mekelle City, North Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percent

95% CI

Infant ARV prophylaxis (NVP syrup) given

Yes

526

94.3%

92.3, 96.1

No

32

5.7%

3.9, 7.7

Infants birth weight

Normal birth-weight

474

84.9

81.7, 88.0

Low birth-weight

84

15.1

12.0, 18.3

Infants feeding practice

EBF

432

87.6

84.8, 90.7

EFF

61

12.4

9.3, 15.2

Timely infant testing

Yes

346

62.0

58.4, 66.3

No

212

38.0

33.7, 41.6

Partner test result

Reactive

246

49.3

44.7, 53.3

Non-reactive

53

10.6

7.8, 13.2

Not determined

200

40.1

36.1, 44.5

Mode of delivery

SVD

432

77.4

74.0, 80.5

C/section

126

22.6

19.5, 26.0

Place of delivery

Health institution

548

98.2

97.1, 99.1

Home

10

1.8

0.9, 2.9

Rupture of membrane for more than 4 h

Yes

119

21.3

18.1, 24.4

No

439

78.7

75.6, 81.9