Early Diagnosis of HIV among Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers on Option-B Plus in Kampala, Uganda

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents and use of EID.

	HEIs not tested by DNA-PCR	HEIs tested by DNA-PCR outside EID guideline	HEIs tested by DNA-PCR per EID guideline	Total	value
Overall	132 (53.7%)	60 (24.4%)	54 (21.9%)	246 (100.0%)
Maternal age (years)					<0.0001
Less than 30 years	103 (63.2)	34 (20.9)	26 (16.0)	163
More than 30 years	29 (34.9)	26 (31.3)	18 (33.7)	83
Mean ± SD				246	0.0003
Maternal education					<0.001
None	31 (72.1)	9 (20.9)	3 (7.0)	43
Primary	44 (80.0)	6 (10.9)	5 (9.1)	55
Secondary and over	57 (38.5)	45 (30.4)	46 (31.1)	148
Marital status					0.008
Single	101 (60.5)	35 (21.0)	31 (18.6)	67
Married	31 (39.2)	25 (31.7)	23 (29.1)	79
Form of employment					<0.001
None	81 (70.4)	20 (17.4)	14 (12.2)	115
Formal	2 (7.7)	13 (50.0)	11 (42.3)	26
self	49 (46.7)	27 (25.7)	29 (27.6)	105
Mother knows that HIV is transmissible during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and breastfeeding					<0.001
No	118 (68.2)	31 (17.9)	24 (13.9)	173
Yes	14 (19.2)	29 (39.7)	30 (41.1)	73
Mother knows the correct frequency and timing of all HIV testing in HEIs					<0.001
No	123 (61.8)	41 (20.6)	35 (17.6)	199
Yes	9 (19.2)	19 (40.4)	19 (40.4)	47
Disclosed HIV status					<0.001
No	116 (64.1)	32 (17.7)	33 (18.2)	181
Yes	16 (24.6)	28 (43.1)	21 (32.3)	65
Number of ANC visits					<0.001
Less than four	85 (63.0)	25 (18.5)	25 (18.5)	135
Four or more	14 (18.7)	33 (44.0)	28 (37.3)	75
Place of delivery					0.002
Outside health facility	61 (68.5)	14 (15.7)	14 (15.7)	89
In a health facility	71 (45.2)	46 (29.3)	40 (25.5)	157