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Table 2 Socio - Demographic factors associated with refusal of HIV testing during ANC, Gambella Region, 2008

From: Determinants for refusal of HIV testing among women attending for antenatal care in Gambella Region, Ethiopia

Variables

Not-HIV tested

HIV tested

COR (95% CI)

P-Value

Age

    

34 - 45 yrs

5

9

2.1(0.62-7.2)

0.23

20 - 34 yrs

62

179

1.3(0.71-2.46)

0.38

15 - 19 yrs

16

61

1.0

 

Religion

    

Muslim

8

26

1.1(0.46-2.54)

0.87

Orthodox

23

48

1.7(0.93-3.04)

0.09

Catholic

5

12

1.5(0.49-4.35)

0.50

Protestant

46

161

1.0

 

Ethnic group

    

Kembata

6

9

*3.3(1.05-10.36)

*0.04

Nuer

20

45

*2.2(1.07-4.52)

*0.03

Mejenger

3

9

1.6(0.41-6.66)

0.48

Oromo

12

22

*2.7(1.14-6.37)

*0.02

Amhara

14

39

1.8(0.8-3.89)

0.15

Tigre

3

6

2.5(0.57-10.77)

0.23

Agnuak

19

94

1.0

 

Educational level

    

Illitrate

15

72

0.61(0.25-1.51)

0.38

Read&write

11

15

*2.12(0.74-6.11)

0.24

1-8 grade

46

120

1.11(0.52-2.48)

0.78

9 and above-

110

32

1.0

 

Marital status

    

Separated

1

3

0.88(0.09-8.63)

0.91

Live together

4

37

*0.28(0.1-0.83)

*0.02

Unmarried

0

2

0.01(0.00-1.3)

0.74

Married

78

207

1.0

 

Husband stay away from

    

home > 1 month

    

Yes

34

105

0.96(0.57-1.6)

0.87

No

45

133

1.0

 

Income compared with the same community members

    

Low

33

84

1.08(0.32-3.6)

0.9

Moderate

46

154

0.82(0.25-2.7)

0.75

High

4

11

1.0