Table 3: Association of caregiver characteristics and acceptance to get a HIV test.
Characteristic |
Acceptance to a test |
|
|
|
Yes n = 341 (%) |
Refused n =14 (%) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p-value |
|
Marital status*(N = 353) Single Married |
282 (95.9) 59 (96.6) |
12 (4.1) 2 (3.4) |
1.00 1.21 (0.26-5.57) |
0.80 |
Age of mother/caretaker 15-27 years 28 and above |
222 (97.3) 119 (93.7) |
6 (2.7) 8 (6.3) |
1.00 0.95 (0.24-2.11) |
0.54 |
Area of residence Rural Urban |
38 (88.4) 303 (97.1) |
5 (11.6) 9 (2.9) |
1.00 4.43 (1.41-13.91) |
0.02 |
Level of formal education None Primary Secondary/Tertiary |
43 (87.8) 209 (97.7) 89 (96.7) |
6 (12.2) 5 (2.3) 3 (3.3) |
1.00 5.8 (1.7-20.0) 4.14 (0.99-17.34) |
0.005 0.052 |
Occupation of caretaker Unemployed# Employed |
250 (95.1) 91 (98.9) |
13 (4.9) 1 (1.1) |
1.00 4.73 (0.61-36.69) |
0.065 |
Number of children 1-3 children 4 or more |
230 (96.6) 111 (94.9) |
8 (3.4) 6 (5.1) |
1.00 0.64 (0.22-1.90) |
0.425 |
Relationship between caregiver and child Biological mother Non-mother* |
328 (96.2) 13 (92.9) |
13 (3.8) 1 (7.1) |
1.00 0.52 (0.06-4.24) |
0.57 |
Income per month (N = 353) < 50 dollars > 50 dollars |
296 (95.8) 45 (97.8) |
13 (4.2) 1 (2.2) |
1.00 1.95 (0.25-15.45) |
0.52 |
Gender of the child Male Female |
181 (98.4) 160 (93.6) |
3 (1.6) 11 (6.4) |
1.00 0.24 (0.07-0.88) |
0.02 |
Childs age 0-72 months > 72 months |
296 (95.8) 45 (97.8) |
13 (4.2) 1 (2.2) |
1.00 3.01 (0.85-11.28) |
0.09 |
ANC testing and counseling Yes No |
236 (96.3) 105 (95.4) |
9 (3.7) 5 (4.6) |
1.00 0.72 (0.24-2.22) |
0.57 |
Peri-natal follow-up Yes No |
15 (100.0) 326 (95.9) |
0 (0) 14 (4.1) |
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Past admission Yes No |
105 (98.1) 236 (95.2) |
2 (1.9) 12 (4.8) |
1.00 0.42 (0.09-1.96) |
0.27 |
#: Includes students who have no source of income; *: Includes stepmother, grandmother, sister etc.