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Table 2 Factors associated with male involvement in PMTCT of HIV among male partners (crude and adjusted OR) in Enebsiesarmider District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 525)

From: Male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and associated factors in Enebsiesarmider District, north West Ethiopia, 2018: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Involved in PMTCT

COR (95%)

AOR (95%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Educational status

 No formal education

60 (17.7)

279 (82.3)

1.00

1.00

 Primary education

22 (34.4)

42 (65.6)

2.44 (1.36–4.38)

2.02 (1.06–3.84)*

 Secondary education and above

55 (45.1)

67 (54.9)

3.82 (2.43–6.00)

2.45 (1.47–4.11)*

Residences

 Urban

24 (40.7)

35 (59.3)

2.14 (1.22–3.75)

1.75 (0.84–3.64)

 Rural

113 (24.2)

353 (75.8)

1.00

1.00

Wife place of delivery

 Institution

89 (32.2)

187 (67.8)

1.99 (1.61–3.68)

1.48 (0.93–2.37)

 Home

48 (19.3)

201 (80.7)

1.00

1.00

PMTCT knowledge

 Good

99 (40.4)

146 (59.6)

4.32 (2.82–6.62)

2.57 (1.58–4.18)**

 Poor

38 (27.7)

242 (86.4)

1.00

1.00

ANC knowledge

 Good

76 (41.1)

109 (58.9)

3.19 (2.13–4.77)

2.10 (1.28–3.44)***

 Poor

61 (17.9)

279 (82.1)

1.00

1.00

Go with a spouse for VCT

 Yes

18 (34.0)

35 (66.0)

1.53 (0.83–2.79)

1.96 (0.86–4.48)

 No

119 (25.2)

353 (74.8)

1.00

1.00

Know HIV serostatus

 Yes

95 (28.9)

234 (71.1)

1.49 (0.98–2.26)

1.29 (0.86–4.50)

 No

42 (21.4)

154 (78.6)

1.00

1.00

Cultural Barriers

 Low

89 (39.9)

134 (60.1)

3.51 (2.24–5.29)

2.20 (1.34–3.63)****

 High

48 (15.9)

254 (84.1)

1.00

1.00

Health system Barriers

 Low

101 (35.9)

180 (64.1)

3.24 (2.11–4.98)

2.40 (1.37–4.20)*****

 High

36 (14.8)

208 (85.2)

1.00

1.00

  1. Significant at *P = 0.032, **P = 0.001, ***P = 0.000, ****P = 0.003, *****P = 0.002, ******P = 0.002, 1.00 = constant