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. 2018 May 30;18:671. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5567-6

Table 3.

Correlates of HIV status non-disclosure among HIV-infected mothers with current male partners (n = 420)a

Univariate Multivariateb
Characteristic OR (95% CI) p-value aOR (95% CI)b p-value
Maternal characteristics
Age (years) 0.95 (0.89–1.02) 0.137
Unmarried/not cohabiting 1.56 (0.33–7.41) 0.572
Duration of relationship (years) 0.91 (0.84–0.98) 0.017* 0.90 (0.82–0.98) 0.015*
Education None ref
Primary 1.31 (0.40–4.30) 0.653
Secondary 1.63 (0.46–5.78) 0.447
> Secondary 1.67 (1.41–6.74) 0.470
Employment Salaried ref ref
Self employed 4.18 (0.49–35.51) 0.188 4.11 (0.47–35.77) 0.198
Housewife 5.67 (0.71–45.23) 0.100 5.07 (0.65–39.52) 0.120
Unemployed 10.47 (1.20–91.31) 0.034* 9.19 (1.06–79.41) 0.044
KSH ≤ 5000 income/month 0.61 (0.26–1.47) 0.269
IPV (from current male partner)c 1.08 (0.49–2.38) 0.853
Current male partner characteristics
Partner age (years) 0.97 (0.92–1.02) 0.209
Partner education None ref
Primary 0.29 (0.08–1.03) 0.056
Secondary 0.40 (0.11–1.45) 0.163
> Secondary 0.44 (0.10–2.03) 0.290
Partner employment Unemployed ref ref
Self employed 0.59 (0.28–1.25) 0.165 0.61 (0.30–1.24) 0.169
Salaried 0.43 (0.20–0.93) 0.033* 0.42 (0.18–0.96) 0.039
Partner tested for HIV 0.69 (0.26–1.81) 0.445
Partner HIV statusd HIV-uninfected ref
HIV-infected 0.46 (0.17–1.24) 0.124
Unknown
Obstetric history
Number of living children 0.89 (0.69–1.16) 0.405
≥4 ANC visitse 0.65 (0.37–1.15) 0.139
Partner did not attend ANCe 2.65 (1.29–5.43) 0.009* 2.62 (1.28–5.35) 0.009*
Health facility deliverye 1.10 (0.48–2.54) 0.823
HIV-related characteristics
CD4 testing uptake 0.29 (0.14–0.59) 0.001* 0.32 (0.15–0.69) 0.004
CD4 results received 0.49 (0.22–1.10) 0.084
Currently on HAART for own health 0.39 (0.21–0.74) 0.005* 0.51 (0.25–1.04) 0.063
Maternal ARV use
 During pregnancy 0.42 (0.16–1.10) 0.078
 During labour 0.25 (0.11–0.53) < 0.001* 0.38 (0.15–0.97) 0.042
 During breastfeeding 0.30 (0.15–0.62) < 0.001* 0.50 (0.22–1.14) 0.096
Infant received PCR testing 0.56 (0.31–1.01) 0.053* 0.60 (0.32–1.09) 0.093
Infant ARV use 0.08 (0.03–0.22) < 0.001* 0.08 (0.02–0.31) < 0.001

SD standard deviation, IPV intimate partner violence, ANC antenatal care, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio

aMissing data not shown; all models adjusted for clinic-level clustering

bMultivariate models adjusted for marital status, relationship length, and partner ANC attendance

cIPV defined as having a score ≥ 10.5 on HITS scale

dAmong male partners who were tested for HIV

eDuring the most recent pregnancy

*highlights factors were significantly different in univariate analysis