| Variables | Frequency, [n, %] | HIV status | P-value* |
|---|
| Positive, [n, %] | Negative, [n, %] |
|---|
| Gender of infant |
| Male | 175 (51.5) | 3 (1.7) | 172 (98.3) | |
| Female | 165 (48.5) | 4 (2.4) | 161 (97.6) | 0.71 |
| Residence |
| Urban | 246 (72.4) | 6 (2.4) | 240 (97.6) | |
| Rural | 94 (27.6) | 1 (1.1) | 93(98.9) | 0.68 |
| Maternal education |
| Illiterate | 129 (37.9) | 5 (3.9) | 124(96.1) | |
| Primary & above | 211 (62.1) | 2 (0.9) | 209 (99.1) | 0.11 |
| Maternal age (in years) |
| 18–24 | 56 (1.5) | 1 (1.8) | 55 (98.2) | |
| 25–34 | 234 (68.8) | 5 (2.1) | 229 (97.9) | |
| 35–44 | 50 (14.7) | 1 (2.0) | 49 (98) | NA |
| Maternal marital status |
| Not married | 66 (19.4) | 4 (6.1) | 62 (93.9) | |
| Married | 274 (80.6) | 3 (1.1) | 271 (98.9) | 0.029* |
| Maternal occupation |
| Housewife | 260 (76.5) | 1(0.4) | 259 (99.6) | |
| Government employee | 17 (5) | 1 (5.9) | 16 (94.1) | NA |
| Self-employed | 63 (18.5) | 5 (7.9) | 58 (92.1) | |
| Infant age at enrolment |
| 6 weeks-6 months | 338 (99.4) | 7 (2.1) | 331 (97.9) | |
| 6–18 months | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | NA |
| Place of delivery |
| Institutional | 332 (97.6) | 7 (2.1) | 325 (97.9) | |
| Home | 8 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 8 (100) | NA |
| Infant Feeding pattern |
| Exclusive breast-feeding | 337 (99.1) | 7 (2.1) | 330 (97.9) | |
| Formula | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |
| Mixed feeding | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | NA |
| Mode of delivery |
| Normal | 323 (94.4) | 7 (2.2) | 316 (97.8) | |
| Cesarean | 17 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 17 (100) | NA |
| Infant birth weight (Kg) |
| < 2.5 | 15 (4.4) | 0 (0) | 15 (100) | |
| ≥ 2.5 | 325 (95.6) | 7 (2.2) | 318 (97.8) | NA |
| Infant ARV prophylaxis |
| Not Received | 11 (3.2) | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | |
| Received | 329 (96.8) | 2 (0.6) | 327 (99.4) | 0.001* |
| Maternal ART enrolment |
| Enrolled | 333 (97.9) | 4 (1.2) | 329 (98.8) | |
| Not enrolled | 7 (2.1) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 0.001* |
| PMTCT |
| Option B+ and on ART | 335 (69.1) | 4 (1.2) | 331 (98.8) | |
| None | 5 (1.5) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 0.001* |
| Maternal CD4+ count at late pregnancy (cell/mm3) |
| < 200 | 13 (3.9) | 0 (0) | 13 (100) | |
| ≥ 200 | 327 (96.1) | 7 (2.1) | 320 (97.9) | NA |
- *P-Value < 0.05 indicates significant result by Fisher's exact test
