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Table 5 Multivariable Analysis of adverse growth outcomes and clinical adverse events in Infants Exposed to HIV relative to Infants Not Exposed to HIV adjusted for breastfeeding duration < 6 months

From: Growth patterns and clinical outcomes in association with breastfeeding duration in HIV exposed and unexposed infants: a cohort study in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Infant Growth and Clinical Outcomes

Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

P Value

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

P Value

Underweight at 3 or 6 months

 Infants exposed to HIV

0.55 (1.84–1.66)

0.292

0.44 (0.11–1.79)

0.254

 Infants not exposed to HIV

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Stunting at 3 or 6 months

 Infants exposed to HIV

0.15 (0.07–0.30)

< 0.001

0.15 (0.07–0.34)

< 0.001

 Infants not exposed to HIV

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Wasting at 3 or 6 months

 Infants exposed to HIV

2.65 (1.10–6.36)

0.030

2.86 (1.09–7.50)

0.033

 Infants not exposed to HIV

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Rash/Skin Disease

 Infants Exposed to HIV

5.42 (3.03–9.69)

< 0.001

7.06 (3.69–13.51)

< 0.001

 Infants not exposed to HIV

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Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

 Infants Exposed to HIV

3.52 (1.88–6.57)

< 0.001

3.01 (1.50–6.03)

0.002

 Infants not exposed to HIV

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Any Clinical Adverse Event

 HIV Exposed Uninfected

6.35 (3.78–10.68)

< 0.001

8.89 (4.75–16.61)

< 0.001

 Breastfeeding< 6 months

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