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Table 5 Factors associated with HIV seropositivity at delivery: Logistic regression analysis

From: Sero-conversion rate of Syphilis and HIV among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Tanzania: a need for re-screening at delivery

Patient’s characteristic

HIV Status

Univariate

Multivariate

Positive n (%)

Negativen (%)

OR [95% CI]

p-value

OR [95% CI]

p-value

Age

      

≥20 (582)

140 (6.87)

73 (90.1)

1

   

<20 (81)

8 (9.88)

568 (93.13)

1.49 [0.255 – 3.300]

0.515

1.61 [0.710-3.649]

0.255

Education

      

Formal (627)

44 (7.02)

583 (92.98)

1

   

Informal (36)

4 (11.1)

32 (88.9)

1.65 [0.600 - 4.894]

0.36

1.34 [0.413-4.194]

0.60

Syphilis results

      

Negative (648)

42 (6.48)

606 (93.52)

1

   

Positive (15)

6 (40.0)

9 (60.0)

9.61 [3.27 - 28.305]

0.0001

8.55 [2.718-26.198]

0.0001

Partner circumcision

      

Circumcised (471)

32 (6.79)

439 (93.2)

1

   

Not circumcised (192)

16 (8.33)

176 (91.6)

1.5 [0.667 – 2.330]

0.48

1.06 [0.554-2.054]

0.84

Alcohol

      

No (507)

533 (6.5)

474 (93.4)

    

Yes (156)

15 (9.6)

141 (90.4)

1.5 [0.806 - 2.893]

0.19

1.20 [0.606-2.415]

0.51

Number of Partners

      

Single (141)

8 (5.67)

133 (94.3)

1

   

Multiple (522)

140 (7.67)

482 (92.3)

1.37 [0.630 -3.018]

0.42

1.23 [0.556-2.748]

0.30