Table 2 Factors associated with acceptance of provider-initiated HIV testing among pregnant women attending ANC in public health facilities of Assosa town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014 (N = 386)
Variables | PITC acceptance | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Residence | |||||
Rural | 77 | 11 | 1.88 (0.94–3.74) | 4.04 (1.24–13.11) | 0.020 |
Urban | 235 | 63 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Ethnicity | |||||
Berta | 78 | 11 | 2.24 (1.09–4.60) | 3.51 (1.29–9.56) | 0.049 |
Oromo | 53 | 12 | 1.39 (0.68–2.86) | 2.10 (0.89–4.93) | |
Others | 48 | 9 | 1.68 (0.76–3.72) | 1.43 (0.59–3.43) | |
Amhara | 133 | 42 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Occupation | |||||
Merchant | 29 | 3 | 3.8 (1.10–13.20) | 4.43 (1.18-16.68) | 0.019 |
Farmer | 49 | 9 | 2.15 (0.97–4.76) | 1.80 (0.51–6.34) | |
Employed | 105 | 18 | 2.30 (1.24–4.26) | 2.15 (1.08–4.30) | |
Student | 25 | 3 | 3.29 (0.94–11.48) | 6.00 (1.45–24.75) | |
Housewife | 104 | 41 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Attitude towards PITC | |||||
High favourable | 256 | 53 | 1.81 (1.01–3.24) | 1.57 (1.08–6.25) | 0.048 |
Less favourable | 56 | 21 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Stigmatization | |||||
No | 99 | 25 | 2.34 (1.04–5.28) | 3.54 (1.23–10.16) | 0.019 |
Low | 191 | 36 | 3.14 (1.45–6.79) | 4.04 (1.52–10.72) | |
High | 22 | 13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Planned to disclose results to partner after testing | |||||
Yes | 297 | 56 | 6.36 (3.03–13.37) | 14.85 (4.60–47.94) | <0.001 |
No | 15 | 18 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Perceived the pre- test counselling service | |||||
Good | 278 | 52 | 3.46 (1.88–6.38) | 4.23 (2.01–8.89) | <0.001 |
Poor | 34 | 22 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Partner reaction to positive result | |||||
Positive | 211 | 37 | 2.09 (1.25–3.49) | 1.7 (0.91–3.36) | 0.097 |
Negative | 101 | 37 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |