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Table 3 Factors associated with not knowing male partner’s HIV status amongst all women

From: Mixed-methods cross-sectional study of the prevention of vertical HIV transmission program users unaware of male partner’s HIV status, in six South African districts with a high antenatal HIV burden

base sub-group = “know partner is HIV-negative"

Know partner is HIV positive

Don’t know partner’s HIV status

 

aRRR

95% CI

p-value

aRRR

95% CI

p-value

Maternal age

      

35–49 years

ref.

  

ref.

  

25–34 years

1.1

0.6–2.0

0.640

1.2

0.6–2.4

0.581

13–24 years

1.3

0.6–3.2

0.506

1.3

0.6–3.2

0.523

Highest education

      

High School & higher

ref.

  

ref.

  

Primary or none

1.1

0.6–2.5

0.674

2.1

0.9–4.9

0.101

Marital status

      

Married/cohabiting

ref.

  

ref.

  

Single

1.0

0.6–1.9

0.888

1.9

1.0–3.5

0.042*

Parity

      

First child

ref.

  

ref.

  

2–3 children

0.9

0.5–1.8

0.837

1.5

0.8–2.6

0.203

4–8 children

0.7

0.3–1.8

0.475

0.9

0.4–2.1

0.788

Unplanned pregnancy

      

No

ref.

  

ref.

  

Yes

1.1

0.7–1.7

0.792

2.2

1.2–3.9

0.007*

Ever breastfed (other = No)

      

No

ref.

  

ref.

  

Yes

1.0

0.6–1.7

0.957

1.1

0.6–1.9

0.828

SES distribution

      

High

ref.

  

ref.

  

Low

0.7

0.4–1.2

0.203

1.1

0.7–1.9

0.682

Woman disclosed HIV status to partner

      

No

ref.

  

ref.

  

Yes

2.2

0.8–5.9

0.124

0.1

0.1–0.3

< 0.0001*

  1. aRRR = adjusted relative risk ratio; CI = confidence interval; SES = socio-economic status; *significant p-values at p < 0.05