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Table 1 Socioeconomic factors, attitudes, and antenatal care use in delivered women with and without an HIV positive test, Aracaju-2005

From: Factors associated with HIV infection among delivered women in Sergipe, Brazil

Variables

cases

controls

   
 

n

%

n

%

*OR

*IC

p**

Occupation

      

0.094

Employed

20

51.3

42

35.9

1.88

0.84 – 4.17

 

Unemployed

19

48.7

75

64.1

   

Marital status

      

0.164

Without partner

16

41.0

33

28.2

1.77

0.77 – 4.00

 

With partner

23

59.0

84

71.8

   

Age

      

0.161

≥19 years

37

94.6

100

85.5

3.14

0.69 – 29.41

 

<19 years

2

5.1

17

14.5

   

Knowledge about HIV prevention

      

0.062

No

22

56.4

45

38.5

2.07

0.93 – 4.63

 

Yes

17

43.6

72

61.5

   

Schooling

      

0.238

≤ 4 years

16

41.0

35

29.9

1.63

0.71 – 3.67

 

> 4 years

23

59.0

82

70.1

   

Income

      

0.140

Without income

15

38.5

62

53.0

1.80

0.81 – 4.08

 

With income

24

61.5

55

47.0

   

Number of partners

      

0.332

1

39

100.0

112

95.7

2.30

0.31 – ∞

 

>1

0

0

5

4.3

   

Intravenous drug use

      

0.015

No

36

92.3

117

100.0

12.08

1.28 – ∞

 

Yes

3

7.7

0

0

   

Antenatal care

      

0.058

No

7

17.9

8

6.8

2.98

0.84 – 10.15

 

Yes

32

82.1

109

93.2

   

Antenatal HIV test

      

<0.001

No

24

61.5

31

26.5

4.44

1.93 – 10.29

 

Yes

15

38.5

86

73.5

   

Total

39

 

117

    
  1. * Reference: 2nd category
  2. Exact Logistic Regression
  3. ** Fisher exact test