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Table 3 Correlates of HIV status non-disclosure among HIV-infected mothers with current male partners (n = 420)a

From: Prevalence and correlates of non-disclosure of maternal HIV status to male partners: a national survey in Kenya

 

Univariate

Multivariateb

Characteristic

OR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)b

p-value

Maternal characteristics

Age (years)

 

0.95 (0.89–1.02)

0.137

  

Unmarried/not cohabiting

1.56 (0.33–7.41)

0.572

  

Duration of relationship (years)

0.91 (0.84–0.98)

0.017*

0.90 (0.82–0.98)

0.015*

Education

None

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Primary

1.31 (0.40–4.30)

0.653

  
 

Secondary

1.63 (0.46–5.78)

0.447

  
 

> Secondary

1.67 (1.41–6.74)

0.470

  

Employment

Salaried

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Self employed

4.18 (0.49–35.51)

0.188

4.11 (0.47–35.77)

0.198

Housewife

5.67 (0.71–45.23)

0.100

5.07 (0.65–39.52)

0.120

Unemployed

10.47 (1.20–91.31)

0.034*

9.19 (1.06–79.41)

0.044

KSH ≤ 5000 income/month

0.61 (0.26–1.47)

0.269

  

IPV (from current male partner)c

1.08 (0.49–2.38)

0.853

  

Current male partner characteristics

Partner age (years)

0.97 (0.92–1.02)

0.209

  

Partner education

None

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Primary

0.29 (0.08–1.03)

0.056

  

Secondary

0.40 (0.11–1.45)

0.163

  

> Secondary

0.44 (0.10–2.03)

0.290

  

Partner employment

Unemployed

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Self employed

0.59 (0.28–1.25)

0.165

0.61 (0.30–1.24)

0.169

Salaried

0.43 (0.20–0.93)

0.033*

0.42 (0.18–0.96)

0.039

Partner tested for HIV

 

0.69 (0.26–1.81)

0.445

  

Partner HIV statusd

HIV-uninfected

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HIV-infected

0.46 (0.17–1.24)

0.124

  
 

Unknown

–

   

Obstetric history

Number of living children

0.89 (0.69–1.16)

0.405

  

≥4 ANC visitse

0.65 (0.37–1.15)

0.139

  

Partner did not attend ANCe

2.65 (1.29–5.43)

0.009*

2.62 (1.28–5.35)

0.009*

Health facility deliverye

1.10 (0.48–2.54)

0.823

  

HIV-related characteristics

CD4 testing uptake

0.29 (0.14–0.59)

0.001*

0.32 (0.15–0.69)

0.004

CD4 results received

0.49 (0.22–1.10)

0.084

  

Currently on HAART for own health

0.39 (0.21–0.74)

0.005*

0.51 (0.25–1.04)

0.063

Maternal ARV use

 During pregnancy

0.42 (0.16–1.10)

0.078

  

 During labour

0.25 (0.11–0.53)

< 0.001*

0.38 (0.15–0.97)

0.042

 During breastfeeding

0.30 (0.15–0.62)

< 0.001*

0.50 (0.22–1.14)

0.096

Infant received PCR testing

0.56 (0.31–1.01)

0.053*

0.60 (0.32–1.09)

0.093

Infant ARV use

0.08 (0.03–0.22)

< 0.001*

0.08 (0.02–0.31)

< 0.001

  1. SD standard deviation, IPV intimate partner violence, ANC antenatal care, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. aMissing data not shown; all models adjusted for clinic-level clustering
  3. bMultivariate models adjusted for marital status, relationship length, and partner ANC attendance
  4. cIPV defined as having a score ≥ 10.5 on HITS scale
  5. dAmong male partners who were tested for HIV
  6. eDuring the most recent pregnancy
  7. *highlights factors were significantly different in univariate analysis
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