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Table 3 Practice distribution among the population under study

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health personnel of maternities in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a sub-Saharan African region with high transmission rate: some solutions proposed

Variables

Good practice

Poor practice

OR

95% CI

P-value

Age (year)

≥33 (n = 61)

14 (23.0)

47 (77.0)

1.00

0.45–2.23

0.981

˂33 (n = 79)

18 (22.8)

61 (77.2)

Sex

Female (n = 101)

28 (27.7)

73 (72.3)

3.35

1.09–10.31

0.034

Male (n = 39)

4 (10.3)

35 (89.7)

Qualification

Midwives (n = 14)

7 (50)

7 (50)

4.04

1.29–12.57

0.015

Others (n = 126)

25 (19.8)

101 (80.2)

Health structure

Hospital (n = 40)

20 (50)

20 (50)

3.54

1.62–7.73

0.001

Health centers (n = 100)

22 (22)

78 (78)

Experience (year)

≤5 (n = 99)

23 (23.2)

76 (76.8)

1.07

0.44–2.57

0.869

≥6 (n = 41)

9 (21.9)

32 (78.1)

Training in PMTCT

Seminars (n = 76)

18 (23.7)

58 (76.3)

1.10

0.50–2.45

0.799

Other colleagues (n = 64)

14 (21.9)

50 (78.1)

  1. CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio, PMTCT Prevention of mother-to-child transmission