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Table 2 Antenatal HIV Associated Factors

From: Socio-demographic associations of HIV among women attending antenatal care in selected rural primary care facilities in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province

Characteristics

n

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

PR (95% Confidence interval)

p-value

PR (95% Confidence interval)

p-value

Age, years

 20–29

53/184

ref

 

1

ref

 

1

 15–19

8/35

0.9

(0.8–1.1)

0.437

1.0

(0.7–1.4)

0.988

 30–39

60/112

1.5

(1.2–1.9)

< 0.0001

1.5

(1.2–1.9)

0.001

 40–43

10/12

4.3

(1.2–15.2)

0.025

3.6

(1.0–12.6)

0.048

First pregnancy

 Yes

31/124

ref

1

ref

 

1

 No

100/219

1.4

(1.2–1.6)

< 0.0001

1.1

(0.9–1.4)

0.329

Employment Status

 Unemployed

83/199

ref

 

1

   

 Employed

33/69

0.9

(0.7–1.2)

0.393

1.0

(0.8–1.2)

0.848

 Self-employed

4/10

1.0

(0.6–1.6)

0.913

0.7

(0.6–0.8)

< 0.0001

Current Education

 Tertiary student

3/32

ref

 

1

 

 High school learner

8/33

1.2

(1.0–1.5)

0.115

 

 Not currently studying

120/278

1.6

(1.4–1.9)

< 0.0001

 

Perceived Health status

 Good/Very Good

77/218

ref

 

1

 

 Moderate

18/59

0.9

(0.7–1.1)

0.187

 

 Bad

5/7

2.4

(0.7–7.9)

0.141

 

Spouse in high school

 Yes

2/33

ref

 

1

 

 No

129/310

1.6

(1.4–1.8)

< 0.0001

 

Spousal Employment

 Self-employed

1/6

ref

 

1

 

 Locally employed

64/153

1.1

(0.9–1.3)

0.549

 

 Employed in another town

42/110

1.3

(0.9–2.0)

0.130

 

 Unemployed

22/41

1.8

(1.1–2.9)

0.018

 

  1. PR Prevalence Ratio, ref reference