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Table 5 Factors associated with HIV positivity at 18th month among exposed infants 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

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Place of residence

Urban

1

1

Rural

3.68(0.81, 16.74)

3.45(0.63, 18.78)

Mother on ART on entry to PMTCT cohort

Yes

1

1

No

3.15(0.46, 27.16)

1.47(0.12, 17.41)

Mothers WHO clinical stage

Stage I / II

1

1

Stage III / IV

3.13(0.36, 26.95)

1.05(0.06, 19.37)

Mothers adherence status

Good

1

1

Fair

0.59(0.06, 5.69)

0.60(0.06, 6.12)

Poor

20.0(3.78, 99.33) *

15.93(2.21, 94.66) *

Provision of postpartum family planning

Yes

1

1

No

1.52(0.39, 6.88)

1.18(0.19, 7.39)

Infants birth weight

Normal birth-weight

1

1

Low birth-weight

4.70(01.03, 21.45) *

4.40(0.82,23.66)

Infants feeding practice

EFF

1

1

EBF

0.84(0.11, 7.09)

0.66(0.06, 7.17)

  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio *Significant association CI Confidence interval