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Table 2 Bivariate and Multivariate regression analysis of factors associated with retention in HIV care of youths aged 15–24 years (N = 102)

From: Retention in HIV care and associated factors among youths aged 15–24 years in rural southwestern Uganda

Characteristics

Categories

Retention in HIV care

Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P value

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Age (years)

15–19 years

18 (69.2)

8 (30.8)

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20–24 years

49 (64.5)

27 (35.5)

0.81 (0.31,2.10)

0.66

1.78 (0.47,6.80)

0.40

Sex

Female

47 (59.5)

32 (40.5)

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Male

20 (87.0)

3 (13.0)

4.54(1.24,16.55)

0.02

5.52 (1.28,23.82)

0.02

Marital status

Unmarried

39 (60.0)

26 (40.0)

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Married

28 (75.7)

9 (24.3)

2.07 (0.84,5.10)

0.11

3.97 (1.42,11.13)

0.01

Level of Education

None

11 (64.7)

6 (35.3)

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Primary

47 (66.2)

24 (33.8)

1.07(0.35,3.24)

0.91

  

Secondary

9 (64.3)

5 (35.7)

0.98(0.22,4.30)

0.98

  

Perinatally acquired HIV

No

50 (60.2)

33 (39.8)

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Yes

17 (89.5)

2 (10.5)

5.61(1.22,25.89)

0.03

7.23 (1.16,45.07)

0.03

Personalized stigma

Mild/Moderate

30(60.0)

20 (40.0)

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Severe

37(71.2)

15 (28.8)

1.64 (0.72,3.75)

0.24

  

HIV status disclosure

No

9 (52.9)

8 (47.1)

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Yes

58 (68.2)

27 (31.8)

1.91(0.66,5.49)

0.23

2.06 (0.64,6.66)

0.22

Disclosure concerns

Moderate

20(69.0)

9(31.0)

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Severe

47(64.4)

26(35.6)

0.81(0.32,2.04)

0.66

  

Negative self-image

Moderate

36(67.9)

17(32.1)

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Severe

31(63.3)

18(36.7)

0.81(0.36,1.84)

0.62

  

Public attitudes

Moderate

24(63.2)

14(36.8)

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Severe

43(67.2)

21(32.8)

1.19(0.52,2.77)

0.68