Volume 25, Number 1—January 2019
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Prescription of Antibacterial Drugs for HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Infants, Malawi, 2004–2010
Table 5
Factor | Hazard ratio (95% CI) |
---|---|
Cotrimoxazole preventive therapy | 0.57 (0.52–0.61) |
Malaria season (Oct–Apr) |
0.98 (0.91–1.05) |
Treatment group | |
Maternal antiretrovirals | 0.85 (0.78–0.93) |
Infant nevirapine |
0.90 (0.82–0.98) |
Nutritional supplement | 1.05 (0.98–1.12) |
Maternal CD4+ T-cell count at delivery, cells/μL | 1.15 (0.96–1.38) |
Maternal HIV viral load during pregnancy, log copies/mL | 1.02 (1.003–1.04) |
Maternal age, y |
1.01 (0.998–1.01) |
Maternal education | |
None | Reference |
Primary | 0.92 (0.83–1.03) |
Secondary | 0.99 (0.89–1.11) |
Tertiary |
0.93 (0.65–1.32) |
Male sex | 1.09 (1.02–1.17) |
Infant birthweight, kg |
1.17 (1.06–1.28) |
Age category, mo | |
Birth–1 mo | Reference |
1–3 | 0.80 (0.67–0.95) |
3–6 | 0.63 (0.53–0.76) |
6–12 | 0.48 (0.40–0.58) |
1Team members are listed at the end of this article.
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