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Table 4 Adolescent and young women living with HIV (AYWLH) < 25 years of age whose infants received 6–8 week PCR HIV testing and test results in the pre- and post-periods in Kenya (among those eligiblea) (N = 514)

From: Group antenatal care for improving retention of adolescent and young pregnant women living with HIV in Kenya

 

HIV-exposed infants (HEI) tested 6–8 weeks

 

Pre-period

Post-period

(All)

Adjusted risk ratio

95% CI

p-value

Post-period

(HOPE)

Adjusted risk ratio

95%CI

p-value

 

N

%

N

%

   

N

%

   

 < 20 years

47

 

50

    

43

    

 Infants tested

30

63.8

36

72.0

1.11

0.89–1.39

0.35

33

76.7

1.19

0.93–1.53

0.17

20–24 years

176

 

232

    

180

    

 Infants tested

123

69.9

182

78.4

1.10

1.02–1.19

0.01

152

84.4

1.19

1.13–1.26

 < 0.0001

All

223

 

282

    

223

    

 Infants tested

153

68.6

218

77.3

1.10

1.01–1.21

0.04

185

83.0

1.20

1.10–1.31

 < 0.0001

 

HIV-exposed infants (HEI) PCR Test Results

 

Pre-period

Post-period (All)

Post-period (HOPE)

      
 

N

%

N

%

N

%

      

 < 20 years

30

 

36

 

33

       

 Positive

0

0.0

1

2.8

1

3.0

      

 Negative

28

93.3

34

94.4

32

97.0

      

 Unknown

2

6.7

1

2.8

0

0.0

      

20–24 years

123

 

182

 

152

       

 Positive

2

1.6

3

1.7

3

2.0

      

 Negative

118

95.9

174

95.6

145

95.4

      

 Unknown

3

2.4

5

2.8

4

2.6

      

All

153

 

218

 

185

       

 Positive

2

1.3

4

1.8

4

2.2

      

 Negative

146

95.4

208

95.4

177

95.7

      

 Unknown

5

3.3

6

2.8

4

2.2

      
  1. aInfants estimated to be at least 6 weeks of age at the time of data collection
  2. **p-values for the comparison of testing of HEI in the pre vs. post period are from modified Poisson (relative risk) regression models adjusted for the following variables measured at the first antenatal care visit: age, gestational age in weeks, parity, known HIV-positive status and on ART