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Table 3 Multivariable analysis of factors affecting male involvement in PMTCT of HIV in Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 561)

From: Male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of human immuno virus and associated factors among partners’ of reproductive age women at Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

Variables

Male involvement in PMTCT services utilization

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

P-value

Involved

Not involved

Partner educational status

 Not formal education

8

77

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Primary education

6

94

0.61 (0.21, 1.85)

0.57 (0.17, 1.95)

0.37

 Secondary and above

105

271

3.73 (1.74,7.99)*

1.25 (0.50, 3.80)

0.64

Male educational status

 No formal education

5

59

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Primary education

15

76

2.33 (0.80, 6.77)

0.96 (0.27, 3.32)

0.94

 Secondary and above

99

307

3.8 (1.49, 9.75)*

0.75 (0.23, 2.46)

0.64

Partners occupational status

 Self-employee

21

214

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Government employee

98

228

4.38 (2.38, 7.27)

3.73 (2.17, 6.42)**

< 0.001

Male occupational status

 Self-employee

54

248

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Government employee

65

194

1.54 (1.02, 2.31)*

0.68 (0.38, 1.20)

0.18

Income per month

 Below 1000 birr

7

70

1.00

1.00

1.00

 1000–1990 birr

5

57

0.88 (0.26, 2.91)

0.72 (0.19, 2.72)

0.62

 2000–2999

14

69

2.03 (1.68, 8.52)

1.08 (0.35,3.37)

0.90

 Above 3000 birr

93

246

3.78 (1.68, 8.52)*

1.20 (0.41, 3.33)

0.78

Go to ANC clinic with partner

 Yes

91

253

2.43 (1.53, 3.86)*

0.97 (0.55, 1.72)

0.92

 No

28

189

1.00

1.00

1.00

Couples HCT

 Yes

96

257

3 (1.84, 4.92)*

1.5 (0.60, 3.80)

0.39

 No

23

185

1.00

1.00

1.00

Ever heard about PMTCT

 Yes

11

144

4.74 (2.47,9.10)

2.46 (1.20, 5.02)**

0.014

 No

108

298

1.00

1.00

1.00

Discussion about PMTCT with partner

 Yes

106

220

8.23 (4.49, 15.07)

3.11 (1.43, 6.55)**

0.004

 No

13

222

1.00

1.00

1.00

Partners who were informed the need to go PMTCT clinic

 Yes

105

226

7.12 (3.98,12.91)

2.45 (1.17, 5.14)**

0.017

 No

14

216

1.00

1.00

1.00

Health workers friendly approach

 Yes

98

217

4.84 (2.92, 8.03)

2.36 (1.34, 4.15)**

0.003

 No

21

225

1.00

1.00

1.00

Long waiting time

 Yes

4

48

0.347 (0.16, 0.74)

0.35 (0.15, 0.79)**

0.012

 No

115

394

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. NB 1.00= reference, * Statistically significant on bivariate analysis, ** Statistically significant on multivariable analysis
  2. Significantly associated values are indicated in italic