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Table 2 Maternal Factors Associated With NVP Intake in Infants: Results of Univariate and Multivariate Analyses*

From: Outcome of Different Nevirapine Administration Strategies in Preventin g Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programs in Tanzania and Uganda

	Tanzania					Uganda					Multivariate Analysis
Variable	n	%NVP intake	OR	95% CI	P	n	%NVP intake	OR	95% CI	P	AOR	95% CI	P
Age
≤ 25 years	180	22.8	1.00			125	25.6	1.00			1.00
> 25 years	157	34.4	1.78	1.10-2.87	.02	157	36.9	1.70	1.02-2.85	.04	1.68	1.17-2.42	.005
Education
Primary	257	26.5	1.00			159	27.0	1.00			1.00
None	30	40.0	1.85	0.85-4.02	.12	55	30.9	1.21	0.62-2.36	.58	1.28	0.74-2.20	.38
Secondary	32	31.3	1.26	0.57-2.78	.57	68	44.1	2.13	1.12-3.85	.01	1.83	1.12-3.00	.02
Occupation
Farmer	111	27.0	1.00			57	29.8	1.00
Housewife	169	29.0	1.10	0.65-1.88	.72	175	30.3	1.02	0.53-2.00	.95
Business woman	47	29.8	1.15	0.54-2.43	.72	28	42.9	1.77	0.70-4.51	.23
Other	10	20.0	0.68	1.14-3.36	.63	22	36.4	1.35	0.48-3.80	.58
Marital status
Single	11	9.1	1.00			43	34.9	1.00
Married	326	28.8	4.05	0.51-32.1	.15	239	31.4	0.85	0.43-1.70	.65
Religion
Catholic	91	34.1	1.00			145	37.2	1.00			1.60	1.05-2.43	.03
Protestant	121	27.3	0.90	0.54-1.49	.67	90	25.6	0.58	0.32-1.03	.06	1.00
Muslim	25	28.0	0.88	0.37-2.10	.78	12	16.7	0.38	0.71-1.60	.15	0.82	0.35-1.90	.64
Other	100	24.0	0.78	0.46-1.33	.36	35	31.4	0.77	0.35-1.70	.52	0.85	0.49-1.47	.56
Number of deliveries
Multipara	312	27.6	1.00			248	31.5	1.00
Primipara	25	36.0	1.48	0.63-3.47	.37	34	35.3	1.19	0.56-2.52	.65
PMTCT counseling
Health center	216	24.1	1.00			44	18.2	1.00			1.00
Hospital	121	35.5	1.74	1.07-2.83	.03	238	34.5	2.37	1.05-5.33	.03	1.86	1.20-2.89	.005

*Multivariate analysis adjusted for the countries (Tanzania and Uganda)
OR = odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval

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