Couples HIV counselling and couple relationships in India, Georgia and the Dominican Republic

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Table 3 Multivariable analysis of factors associated with the uptake of couples HIV counseling. Prenahtest ANRS 12127 trial

	Dominican Republic (N = 232)			Georgia (N = 240)			India (N = 239)
	n (%)	AOR (95% CII)	p-value	n (%)	AOR (95%)	p-value	n (%)	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
Educational level difference with partner						0.004
Partner more educated than women (<=2 y)				14 (9.9)	1.00
Women more educated than partner				16 (27.6)	3.56 [1.53–8.26]
Partner more educated than women (> 2 y)				3 (7.3)	0.72 [0.15–2.33]
Accompanied by partner to ANC			0.008						<0.001
No	10 (6.1)	1.00					33 (24.6)	1.00
Yes	11 (17.7)	3.85[1.40–10.56]					55 (52.4)	3.57 [2.03–6.28]
Perception of partner support during the pregnancy			0.049
Very supportive	18(12.3)	1.00
supportive/ not enough	3(3.5)	0.26 [0.07–0.98]
Emotional or verbal abuse from partner at least once in the last month			0.090
Yes	1(4.2)	1.00
No	20(9.6)	2.95 [0.95–9.17]
Ever discussed about HIV in the couple						0.006
On general terms				19 (20.7)	1.00
Never				11 (7.9)	0.32 [0.13–0.74]
On personal terms				3 (37.5)	2.85 [0.56–14.46]
Condom use with partner and discussion about it			0.046
Already used and discussed	5(5.00)	1.00
Already used but never discussed	2 (6.10)	1.55[0.26–8.68]
Never used but already discussed	6 (15.8)	5.37[1.59–21.80]
Never used and never discussed	8 (13.1)	3.44[1.06–11.97]

AOR Adjusted Odds-Ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval, ANC Antenatal Care visit, n (%) number of couple counseling events (proportion of couple counseling per modality). Models adjusted on Women age

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