Table 2. Association between baseline variables and child/guardian refusing HIV testing.
| Category | Variables | All Children (n = 2,151) | HIV Testing Refused (n = 617) | HIV Testing Accepted (n = 1,534) | Univariate OR (95% CI) | Multivariable ORa (95% CI) |
| Child | Age in years, median (IQR) | 9 (7–11) | 9 (7–11) | 9 (7–11) | ||
| Age by category, n (percent) | ||||||
| ≤7 y | 608 (28.3%) | 196 (31.8%) | 412 (26.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
| 8–11 y | 1,045 (48.6%) | 277 (44.9%) | 768 (50.1%) | 0.76 (0.61–0.94) | 0.76 (0.60–0.96) | |
| >11 y | 498 (23.2%) | 144 (23.3%) | 354 (23.1%) | 0.86 (0.66–1.11) | 0.93 (0.71–1.23) | |
| Male, n (percent) b | 1167 (54.3%) | 341 (55.3%) | 826 (53.9%) | 1.06 (0.88–1.28) | — | |
| Orphan, n (percent) c | 297 (14.3%) | 53 (9.7%) | 244 (16.0%) | 0.56 (0.41–0.77) | 0.63 (0.45–0.87) | |
| Previous hospital admission, n (percent) d | 213 (10.2%) | 48 (8.7%) | 165 (10.8%) | 0.79 (0.57–1.11) | — | |
| Poor health, n (percent) e | 155 (7.5%) | 17 (3.1%) | 138 (9.0%) | 0.32 (0.19–0.54) | 0.37 (0.22–0.63) | |
| Skin problems, n (percent) f | 280 (13.5%) | 56 (10.0%) | 224 (14.7%) | 0.66 (0.49–0.90) | 0.73 (0.54–1.00) | |
| Guardian | Age in years, median (IQR) g | 34 (29–40) | 34 (30–40) | 34 (29–41) | ||
| Age by category, n (percent) | ||||||
| ≤25 y | 206 (9.6%) | 52 (8.5%) | 154 (10.1%) | 0.78 (0.55–1.10) | — | |
| 26–35 y | 1,003 (46.8%) | 303 (49.4%) | 700 (45.8%) | 1 | — | |
| 36–40 y | 406 (18.9%) | 129 (21.0%) | 277 (18.1%) | 1.08 (0.84–1.38) | — | |
| >40 y | 529 (24.7%) | 130 (21.2%) | 399 (26.1%) | 0.75 (0.59–0.96) | — | |
| Male, n (percent) h | 295 (13.8%) | 98 (16.0%) | 197 (12.9%) | 1.28 (0.98–1.67) | 1.34 (1.01–1.77) |
a
n = 2,061 for the multivariable model. All variables significant at the p = 0.1 significance level on univariate analysis were included in the multivariable model (age of child, orphanhood, poor health, skin problems, and sex of guardian).
b
One missing value.
c
73 missing values.
d
71 missing values.
e
72 missing values.
f
73 missing values.
g
Seven missing values.
h
13 missing values.
OR, odds ratio.