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Table 2 Socio-cultural factors associated with male involvement in PMTCT, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, 2015

From: Factors associated with male involvement in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, 2015 - a case control study

Factor

 

Cases

Controls

OR

95 % CI

n = 112 (%)

n = 112 (%)

Previously tested as a couple

Yes

No

28 (25.0)

84 (75.0)

68 (60.7)

44 (39.3)

0.22**

0.12, 0.38

Have time to visit clinic

Yes

No

64 (57.1)

48 (42.9)

91 (81.3)

21 (18.7)

0.31**

0.17, 0.56

Received feedback from wife on ANC services

Yes

No

86 (76.8)

26 (23.2)

102 (91.1)

10 (8.9)

0.32**

0.15, 0.71

Comfortable receiving HTC at local clinic

Yes

No

85 (75.9)

27 (24.1)

100 (89.3)

12 (10.7)

0.38*

0.18, 0.79

Afraid of knowing HIV status

Yes

No

30 (26.8)

82 (73.2)

15 (13.4)

97 (86.6)

2.37*

1.19, 4.70

Drinks alcohol

Yes

No

57 (50.9)

55 (49.1)

44 (39.3)

68 (60.7)

1.92

0.90, 4.13

Have >1 sexual partner

Yes

No

30 (26.8)

82 (73.2)

20 (17.9)

92 (82.1)

1.50

0.80, 2.80

  1. Level of statistical significance: *p < 0.05