Table 4.
Factors influencing men's participation in antenatal care with their partners in Mbale district, Uganda (N = 387)
| Factor (Variable) | Not Attended ANC n = 369 |
Attended ANC n = 18 |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| 19-29 | 142 | 4 | 1.0 | |
| 30+ | 227 | 14 | 2.2 (0.7-6.8) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 236 | 14 | 1.0 | |
| Urban | 133 | 4 | 0.5 (0.2-1.6) | |
| Education (years) | ||||
| 0-7 | 222 | 9 | 1.0 | |
| 8+ | 147 | 9 | 1.5 (0.6-3.9) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Other | 188 | 5 | 1.0 | |
| Christian | 181 | 13 | 2.7 (0.9-7.7) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Other | 344 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Professional | 25 | 6 | 6.9 (2.4-20)** | 5.4 (1.7-17)** |
| Knows his HIV sero-status | ||||
| No | 335 | 12 | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 34 | 6 | 4.9 (1.7-14)** | |
| Bothers to know what goes on in ANC | ||||
| No | 276 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 93 | 12 | 5.2 (1.9-14)** | 3.1 (1.2-9.2)* |
| Knows his wife's ANC appointments | ||||
| No | 172 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 197 | 17 | 14.8 (2 - 110)** | 8.6 (1.0-72)* |
| Discussed with wife ANC interventions | ||||
| No | 267 | 6 | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 102 | 12 | 5.2 (2.0-14)** | |
| Willing to go for HIV test | ||||
| No | 122 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 247 | 17 | 8.4 (1.1-63)* | |
| Ever heard of PMTCT | ||||
| No | 249 | 8 | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 120 | 10 | 2.6 (1.0-6.7)* | |
| Would go with wife for VCT | ||||
| No | 205 | 4 (2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 164 | 14 (8) | 4.4 (1.4-13) | 3.6 (1.1-12) |
Notes: I. * is 0.01 ≤ P ≤ 0.05 and ** is P < 0.01. II. All variables in the above table were entered in the final multivariate logistic regression model. III. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PMTCT, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus; ANC, antenatal care.