Table 4 Factors associated with not knowing male partner’s HIV status amongst HIV-positive women only

District

Periurban_EC

ref.

ref.

Urban_GP

0.6

0.3–1.5

0.304

0.5

0.2–1.3

0.135

Urban_KZN

1.3

0.7–2.4

0.487

0.6

0.2–1.5

0.249

Rural/periurban_MP

1.8

0.8–3.9

0.152

0.9

0.3–2.3

0.828

Rural_LP

0.8

0.3–1.7

0.513

1.3

0.5–3.1

0.610

Rural_NW

1.8

0.8–3.8

0.157

0.9

0.3–2.8

0.874

Maternal age

35–49 years

ref.

ref.

25–34 years

1.0

0.5–1.8

0.958

1.2

0.6–2.4

0.566

13–24 years

1.1

0.4–2.5

0.879

1.4

0.6–3.5

0.445

Highest education

High School & higher

ref.

ref.

Primary or none

1.0

0.5–2.2

0.864

2.2

0.9–5.2

0.076

Marital status

Married/cohabiting

ref.

ref.

Single

1.0

0.5–1.8

0.933

2.0

1.0–3.9

0.038^*

Parity

First child

ref.

ref.

2–3 children

0.9

0.5–1.7

0.712

1.4

0.8–2.6

0.245

4–8 children

0.7

0.3–1.7

0.456

0.8

0.4–2.0

0.708

Unplanned pregnancy

No

ref.

ref.

Yes

1.1

0.7–1.8

0.716

2.4

1.4–4.3

0.003^*

SES distribution

High

ref.

ref.

Low

0.6

0.35–1.1

0.118

0.9

0.5–1.5

0.618

Woman disclosed HIV status to partner

No

ref.

ref.

Yes

2.0

0.7–5.5

0.187

0.1

0.1–0.3

< 0.0001^*

Infant testing coverage

No

ref.

ref.

Yes

0.6

0.2–1.7

0.356

1.5

0.4–5.5

0.571

No answer/Don’t know

0.5

0.2–1.0

0.060

1.0

0.4–2.3

0.992

Timing of First HIV positive result

Before most recent pregnancy

ref.

ref.

At ANC first visit or after

1.1

0.7–1.7

0.716

1.2

0.7–2.2

0.465

Experienced clinic visit barriers

No

ref.

ref.

Yes

0.8

0.5–1.4

0.455

0.6

0.3 -1.0

0.048^*