Table 3: Infant mortality, EID, and mother-to-child transmission of rates.

 

Observed parameters

Urban

Rural

Total

p

Number of infants (loss to follow up or dead or utilization of services)

% dead of infants, access to tests and mother to child transmission rates

Number of infants (loss to follow up or dead or utilization of services)

% dead of infants, access to tests and mother to child transmission rates

Number of infants (loss to follow up or dead or utilization of services)

% dead of infants, access to tests and mother to child transmission rates

All newborn

366

233

599

 

Stillbirth

4

1.1

0

0.0

4

0.7

0.31

Alive births

362

98.9

233

100.0

595

99.3

0.31

Nevirapine at birth

362

100.0

233

100.0

595

100.0

HIV exposed infants lost to follow up

28

7.7

41

17.6

69

11.6

0.04

Deaths of HIV exposed infants before PCR test (6-10 weeks of age)

1

0.3

2

1.0

3

0.6

0.53

EID tests at 6-10 weeks of age

92

27.6

16

8.4

108

20.7

< 0.001

EID tests at 12 months

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIV infected infants at 6-10 weeks of age

2

2.2

2

12.5

4

3.7

0.003

Infant mortality between 10 weeks and 12 months of age

11

3.3

19

10.0

30

5.7

0.03

Infant HIV positive at 12 months of age

22

6.8

15

8.8

37

7.5

0.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‡: not calculated