The role of social support in antiretroviral therapy uptake and retention among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

Table 6 Multivariable regression model assessing factors associated with retention on ART

Characteristics	Category	Outcome Present, n (%)	Multivariate analysis (N = 129)
Characteristics	Category	Outcome Present, n (%)	PR (95%CI)	p
Social support index	Low	28/96 (29.2)	Reference	-
	Moderate	7/30 (23.3)	0.80 (0.53–1.23)	0.321
	High	1/9 (11.1)	0.32 (0.04–2.95)	0.318
Partner’s HIV status known	No	17/49 (34.7)	Reference	-
Partner’s HIV status known	Yes	19/86 (22.1)	0.71 (0.39–1.29)	0.256
Have rival/co-wife or co-wives	No	28/116 (24.1)	Reference	-
Have rival/co-wife or co-wives	Yes	6/13 (46.2)	1.98 (1.16–3.36)	0.012
Describe your financial status	Poor or not enough	23/103 (22.3)	Reference	-
Describe your financial status	Enough or more than enough	13/32 (40.6)	1.77 (0.80–3.90)	0.159

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