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. 2013 Dec 9;8(12):e82760. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082760

Table 3. Backward elimination multivariate logistic regression for association of HIV screening among pregnant women and sociodemographic and health care-related factors (sample size = 2,633).

Factor Categories Adjusted odds-ratios 95% confidence limits
Departments HIV incidence < 2 / 10,000 population Reference
HIV incidence 2 - 2.9 / 10,000 population 0.73 0.65 - 0.81*
HIV incidence ≥ 3 / 10,000 population 0.50 0.48 - 0.53*
Age groups 15 - 19 0.87 0.80 - 0.94*
20 - 29 Reference
30 - 39 0.90 0.85 - 0.95*
40 - 49 0.77 0.70 - 0.84*
Educational level Literacy course or no education Reference
Primary 1.22 1.12 - 1.32*
Secondary 1.44 1.32 - 1.57*
University 2.74 2.28 - 3.30*
Employment status Currently unemployed Reference
Currently employed 0.84 0.77 - 0.91*
Household economic level Lowest monthly expenditure tertile Reference
Average monthly expenditure tertile 1.03 0.97 - 1.09
Highest monthly expenditure tertile 1.39 1.30 - 1.49*
Medical insurance Covered by a health insurance Reference
Not covered by a health insurance 0.64 0.60 - 0.72*
Number of antenatal care visits 1 - 3 times Reference
4 - 6 times 1.16 1.05 - 1.27*
> 6 times 1.52 1.39 - 1.67*
Physician-led antenatal care visit Yes Reference
No 0.60 0.53 - 0.67*
Nurse-led antenatal care visit Yes Reference
No 1.15 1.09 - 1.21*
Place of antenatal care visit Public hospital Reference
Public health unit 0.55 0.49 - 0.60*
Other public health care setting 0.43 0.38 - 0.49*
Private hospital 0.50 0.33 - 0.75*
Other private health care setting 0.35 0.30 - 0.42*

*Statistical difference with value of 1 outside the 95% confidence limits