Table 2.
Factors associated with accepting a POC CD4 test among HIV positive clients diagnosed at mobile HIV testing services in Cape Town, South Africa from 2014 to 2016
| Accepted a POC CD4 test n (%) | Total n | Unadjusted OR (95%CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95%CI)a |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 679 (51) | 1325 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 272 (57) | 474 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Female | 407 (48) | 851 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | < 0.001 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | < 0.001 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 12–18 | 36 (38) | 95 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19–24 | 117 (47) | 251 | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) | 0.055 | 1.4 (0.9–2.3) | 0.110 |
| 25–29 | 145 (51) | 284 | 1.7 (1.0–2.9) | 0.040 | 1.6 (0.9–2.7) | 0.075 |
| 30–39 | 249 (55) | 450 | 2.0 (1.1–3.8) | 0.024 | 1.9 (0.9–3.6) | 0.050 |
| 40–49 | 85 (51) | 167 | 1.7 (1.1–2.7) | 0.026 | 1.6 (0.9–2.5) | 0.060 |
| 50+ | 46 (60) | 77 | 2.4 (1.1–5.3) | 0.027 | 2.1 (0.9–4.7) | 0.076 |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Previously tested for HIV | ||||||
| No | 83 (47) | 175 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 596 (52) | 1150 | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | 0.392 | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) | 0.431 |
| TB positive diagnosis | ||||||
| No | 677 (51) | 1322 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 2 (67) | 3 | 1.9 (0.1–26.3) | 0.630 | 1.5 (0.1–22.0) | 0.749 |
POC point-of-care, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, TB tuberculosis, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
aMultivariable model was adjusted for sex, age, previously tested for HIV, TB diagnosis, and year of HIV diagnosis