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Table 5 Crude and adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) of LTFU in HIV care for Option B+ by attitudes, perceptions and personal behavioral practices

From: Retention of HIV infected pregnant and breastfeeding women on option B+ in Gomba District, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

Crude HR (95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

P-value

Health Facility too far

 Disagree

1.00

  

 Agree

2.54 (1.73,4.02)

  

Difficulty in travelling to Health facility

 Disagree

1.00

1.00

 

 Agree

3.58 (2.28,5.62)

2.30 (1.07,4.92)

0.032

Counselling is sufficient

 Disagree

5.12 (3.32,7.87)

2.92 (1.49,5.72)

0.002

 Agree

1.00

1.00

 

Peer mothers help at Option B+ initiation

 Disagree

2.75 (1.81,4.16)

  

 Agree

1.00

  

Difficulty in handling daily hassles

 Disagree

1.00

  

 Agree

2.05 (1.42,2.95)

  

Difficulty in developing strategies to manage appointments

 

 Disagree

1.00

1.00

 

 Agree

3.69 (2.52,5.39)

1.89 (1.17,3.05)

0.009

Difficulty in obtaining support from spouse

 

 Disagree

1.00

1.00

 

 Agree

4.53 (2.88,7.13)

3.59 (2.21,5.81)

< 0.001

It’s important to register into HIV care for Option B+

 

 Disagree

4.29 (2.54,7.23)

  

 Agree

1.00

  

I have confidence in the available HIV care system

 

 Disagree

3.90 (1.42,10.67)

  

 Agree

1.00

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