Table 1. Factors Associated With Attendance At The HIV Clinic Within 90 Days Of HIV Diagnosis Among Women Diagnosed With HIV In Pregnancy-Related Services.

Description	N	Attended HIV clinic (row %)	UnAdjOR*	95%CI	AdjOR*	95%CI
Age			P = 0.980
15–19	8	4 (50.0)	0.88	0.18, 4.17
20–24	30	16 (53.3)	1.00
25–29	35	20 (57.1)	1.17	0.44, 3.11
30–44	27	15 (55.6)	1.09	0.38, 3.11
Education			P = 0.521
None	2	1 (50.0)	0.72	0.04, 12.08
Some primary	62	36 (58.1)	1.00
Some secondary	29	16 (55.2)	0.89	0.37, 2.16
Post-secondary	7	2(28.6)	0.29	0.05, 1.61
Marital status			P = 0.283
Not married (single/widowed/separated)	28	13 (46.4)	1.00
Married	72	42 (58.3)	1.62	0.67, 3.89
Employment			P = 0.746
Unemployed	44	25 (56.8)	1.00
Employed	56	30 (53.6)	0.88	0.40, 1.94
Gravidity			P = 0.554
One	29	15 (51.7)	1.00
Two	22	12 (54.5)	1.12	0.37, 3.40
Three	31	20 (64.5)	1.70	0.60, 4.78
Four+	18	8 (44.4)	0.75	0.23, 2.43
Timing of 1st ANC			P = 0.775
8–21 weeks	13	7 (53.8)	1.00
22–27 weeks	8	6 (75.0)	2.57	0.37, 17.83
28–34 weeks	31	20 (64.5)	1.56	0.42, 5.81
35–39 weeks	7	4 (57.1)	1.14	0.18, 7.28
Timing of HIV diagnosis			P = 0.688
≤28 weeks gestation (ANC)	63	34 (54.0)	1.00
29+ weeks gestation (ANC)	30	18 (60.0)	1.28	0.53, 3.09
Delivery	7	3 (42.3)	0.64	0.13, 3.10
Location of HIV diagnosis			P = 0.788
ANC	91	50 (54.9)	1.00
Delivery	8	4 (50.0)	0.82	0.29, 3.48
Travel time from home to clinic			P = 0.583
60+ minutes	24	12 (50.0)	1.00
<60 minutes	76	43 (56.6)	1.25	0.56, 2.78
Cost of travel to HIV clinic			P = 0.015		P = 0.032
Not having to pay a transport fare1	58	26 (44.8)	1.00		1.00
Having to pay a fare	42	29 (69.0)	2.75	1.19, 6.32	2.73	1.09, 6.84
HIV symptoms 2			P = 0.039		P = 0.202
None	60	28 (46.7)	1.00		1.00
At least one	40	27 (67.5)	2.37	1.03, 5.46	1.83	0.72, 4.62
Ever seen anyone with HIV			P = 0.125
No	16	6 (37.5)	1.00
Yes	84	49 (58.3)	2.33	0.78, 7.02
Personally know anyone with HIV			P = 0.089
No	31	13 (41.9)	1.00
Yes	68	41 (60.3)	2.10	0.89, 4.98
Personally know anyone who died of AIDS			P = 0.037		P = 0.216
No	16	5 (31.3)	1.00		1.00
Yes	84	50 (59.5)	3.24	1.03, 10.15	2.21	0.63, 7.80
Ever cared for anyone with HIV			P = 0.008		P = 0.021
No	72	34 (47.2)	1.00		1.00
Yes	26	20 (76.9)	3.73	1.34, 10.36	3.67	1.22, 11.09
Enough information to decide whether or not to test 3			P = 0.064		P = 0.087
No	13	4 (30.8)	1.00		1.00
Yes	86	50 (58.1)	3.13	0.89, 10.94	3.61	0.83, 15.71
Self-perceived ability to refuse to test			P = 0.710
No	62	35 (56.5)	1.00
Yes	38	20 (52.6)	0.86	0.38, 1.93
Receipt of PMTCT prophylaxis			P = 0.245
Maternal and infant	45	23 (51.1)	1.00
Maternal only	15	6 (40.0)	0.64	0.19, 2.09
Infant only	31	19 (61.3)	1.51	0.60, 3.84
No prophylaxis	9	7 (77.8)	3.35	0.63, 17.90

*P-values relate to heterogeneity from a likelihood ratio test.

¹Participants who did not have to pay for transport walked to the hospital.

²Participants were asked if they had experienced any of the following symptoms within the previous six months: diarrhoea; big problems with memory or concentration that interfered with normal activities; cough for more than two weeks; high fever; swollen glands; a yeast infection in the mouth or vagina (thrush); numbness, tingling or burning sensations in the arms, legs, hands or feet; substantial weight loss; or a skin rash.

³Within a series of questions regarding pre-test counselling, women were asked “Did you feel that you were given enough information to decide whether or not to have an HIV test?”.