Table 3 Analysis of factors associated with never being HIV-tested before the study recruitment for HEC

0.94

0.87–1.02

0.141*

0.92

0.83–1.01

0.094

Mother age at delivery (years)

< 19

ref

–

–

20–24

1.03

0.19–5.47

0.975

25–34

0.61

0.13–2.92

0.539

> 35

0.25

0.02–2.82

0.262

Educational level

None

ref

–

–

Some

0.55

0.19–1.60

0.275

Marital status

Single

ref

–

–

ref

–

–

Married

0.43

0.13–1.39

0.158*

0.43

0.11–1.75

0.241

Divorced/Widowed

0.62

0.13–2.87

0.544

0.23

0.03–1.87

0.171

Income

No fixed salary

ref

–

–

Fixed Salary

0.79

0.30–2.10

0.634

Type of administrative post (habitants)

Big cities (> 15,000)

ref

–

–

Medium posts (5000)

1.22

0.48–3.89

0.721

Small posts (< 5000)

2.03

0.74–9.89

0.324

Parity

1

ref

–

–

2

2.85

0.33–24.9

0.344

3 or more

1.72

0.22–13.56

0.606

Preterm birth (< 37 weeks)

No

ref

–

–

ref

–

–

Yes

5.72

1.58–20.73

0.008*

3.83

0.79–18.04

0.093

Place of birth

Peripheric Health Unit

ref

–

–

ref

–

–

Manhiça District Hospital

0.32

0.70–1.45

0.138*

0.23

0.04–1.23

0.086

Home/On the way

3.13

0.65–15.19

0.156*

2.64

0.40–17.29

0.312

Sex

Male

ref

–

–

Female

1.16

0.44–3.05

0.760

Child breastfeed

Yes

ref

–

–

ref

–

–

No

4.62

0.98–21.67

0.052*

4.73

0.65–34.57

0.126

Order of baby

<=3

ref

–

–

> 3

0.61

0.22–1.67

0.333

Child born in Mozambique

No

ref

–

–

ref

–

–

Yes

0.10

0.02–0.51

0.006*

0.16

0.02–1.48

0.107

HIV prophylaxis (syrup)

Yes

ref

–

–

ref

–

–

No

29.90

6.84–130.71

< 0.001*

36.45

5.09–260.82

< 0.001*