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Table 3 Baseline factors associated with ‘MV at 18 months’

From: Factors associated with non-attendance at scheduled infant follow-up visits in an observational cohort of HIV-exposed infants in South Africa, 2012–2014

Determinant

N

MV at 18 month time point: n (weighted %)

adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

All

2555

767 (31.0)

   

Mother’s age

 13–24 years

655

240 (37.9)

1.0

Ref

 

 25–34 years

1431

403 (28.6)

0.7

0.5–0.9

0.001

 35–50 years

462

122 (28.0)

0.7

0.5–0.9

0.011

Education

 Grade 7-

501

167 (34.2)

1.0

Ref

 

 Grade 8+

2050

599 (30.3)

0.8

0.6–1.1

0.174

Ever Breastfed

 Yes

1811

558 (32.0)

1.0

Ref

 

 No

680

188 (28.2)

0.9

0.7–1.2

0.623

Disclosure of HIV mother’s status

 Yes

2009

578 (29.6)

1.0

Ref

 

 No

444

154 (35.6)

1.2

0.9–1.5

0.247

 Unknown

102

35 (35.7)

0.7

0.1–3.2

0.601

Discriminated against

 No

2241

677 (85.5)

1.0

Ref

 

 Yes

212

55 (8.6)

0.7

0.4–1.1

0.093

 Unknown

102

35 (6.0)

1.2

0.8–2.0

0.398

Knows MTCT modes

 Yes

2239

663 (30.5)

1.0

Ref

 

 No

86

24 (32.1)

1.1

0.6–1.9

0.762

 Unknown

230

80 (36.3)

1.2

0.8–1.8

0.381

Mother on ART by 6 weeks

 Yes

1394

362 (26.9)

1.0

ref

 

 No

1045

364 (35.4)

1.3

1.1–1.6

0.006

 Unknown

116

41 (36.3)

1.9

0.4–8.0

0.396

Infant on NVP by 6 weeks

 Yes

2251

664 (30.1)

1.0

ref

 

 No

105

36 (40.3)

1.5

0.9–2.5

0.091

 Unknown

199

67 (34.7)

1.2

0.7–2.2

0.437

SES

 Highest

540

151 (28.6)

1.0

ref

 

 High

448

111 (28.8)

1.0

0.7–1.5

0.906

 Middle

522

155 (28.9)

1.0

0.7–1.3

0.857

 Low

523

174 (33.8)

1.1

0.8–1.6

0.415

 Lowest

522

176 (34.4)

1.1

0.8–1.6

0.512

Province

 WC

239

32 (13.5)

1.0

Ref

 

 NW

213

68 (32.3)

2.8

1.6–4.8

< 0.0001

 NC

82

6 (7.2)

0.4

0.1–1.4

0.175

 MP

299

93 (32.0)

2.7

1.5–4.6

0.001

 LP

252

97 (37.0)

3.5

2.0–6.0

< 0.0001

 KZN

433

144 (33.3)

3.0

1.8–5.0

< 0.0001

 GP

510

151 (31.5)

3.1

1.8–5.4

< 0.0001

 FS

265

106 (39.6)

4.1

2.4–7.2

< 0.0001

 EC

262

70 (26.4)

2.1

1.2–3.8

0.014

  1. MV- non-attendance at scheduled postnatal care visits. Significant p-values for the odds ratio are in bold face. All proportions were adjusted for survey sampling weights (W %). South African provinces- WC-Western Cape, NW-North West, NC-Northen Cape, MP-Mpumalanga, LP-Limpopo, KZN-KwaZulu Natal, GP-Gauteng, FS-Free State, EC-Eastern Cape