Table 3.
Level of Adherence to PMTCT and Its Predictors Among HIV-Positive Women in Selected Health Facilities in Harari Region, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia 2019
| Variables | Adherence | Odds Ratio | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | COR | AOR | ||
| Age | – | ||||
| <25 | 36(80%) | 9(20) | 1.4(0.519–3.77) | – | |
| 25–29 | 56(84.8) | 10(15.2) | 1.0(0.36–2.88) | – | |
| 30–34 | 37(80.4) | 9(19.6) | 1.8(0.5–6.4) | – | |
| >35 | 29(87.9) | 4(12.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Place of residence | |||||
| Rural | 36(77.1%) | 11(22.9) | 0.6(0.25–1.32) | – | |
| Urban | 121(85.2) | 21(14.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| PMTCT starting time | |||||
| On pregnancy | 86(78.2%) | 24(21.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Previously known | 71(89%) | 8(10%) | 2.4(1.04–5.8) | 2.1(1.6–7.1) | 0.02 |
| Having male partner Support | |||||
| Yes | 100(88.5%) | 13(11.5%) | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 50(74.6%) | 17(25.4%) | 2.6(1.21–5.0) | 0.5(0.2–1.4) | 0.233 |
| PMTCT knowledge | |||||
| Good | 148(88.1%) | 20(11.9%) | 9.8(3.6–2.6) | 5.2(1.6–6.28) | 0.01 |
| Poor | 9(42.9%) | 13(57.1%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Attitude towards PMTCT | |||||
| Positive | 120(86.3%) | 19(13.7%) | 3.1(1.1–6.9)(0.028) | 0.5(0.1–1.9) | |
| Negative | 44(66.7%) | 7(33.3%) | 1 | 1 | 0.339 |
| Counseled on side effect | |||||
| Yes | 110(88.7%) | 14(11.3%) | 2.9(1.3–6.4) | 3.4(2.1–9.2) | |
| No | 48(72.7%) | 18(27.3%) | 1 | 1 | 0.031 |