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Table 5 Effects of HIV status disclosure on intension to utilize PMTCT service

From: Disclosure experience to partner and its effect on intention to utilize prevention of mother to child transmission service among HIV positive pregnant women attending antenatal care in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variable

Disclosed (n = 78)

Didn’t disclose (n = 29)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Start ART after disclosure of the test?

  Yes

43(40.2)

9(8.4)

2.7(1.10-6.75)

1.45(0.44-5.12)

  No

35(32.7)

20(18.7)

1.00

1.00

Timing of new-born visit for ART prophylaxis:

  Within one day after delivery

68(63.5)

15(14.0)

6.3(3.1-12.7)

1.9(0.6-4.9)

  Two days or more after delivery

10(9.3)

14(13.1)

1.00

1.00

Do you bring the new born for ART prophylaxis if you deliver at home?

 Yes

71(66.4)

16(15.0)

8.24(2.84 – 23.95)

4.74(1.24 – 18.14)

 No

3(2.8)

6(5.6)

1.00

1.00

 Do not know

4(3.7)

7(6.5)

  

After knowing your HIV serostatus, have you started practicing safer sex?

 Yes

54[50.4]

4[3.7]

14.06(0.42, 0.92)

0.71(0.40, 1.27)

 No

24[22.1]

25[23.4]

1.00

1.00

  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio.