Table 5 Attitude related factors associated with refusal of HIV testing during ANC, Gambella Region, 2008
Variables | Not-HIV tested | HIV tested | COR (95% CI) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
“HIV testing is needed only for those pregnant women who are/have been engaged in sexual contact other than their husband/partner ” | ||||
Agree | 2 | 24 | 0.24(0.06-1.03) | 0.06 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 5 | 6 | 2.38(0.71-8.02) | 0.16 |
Disagree | 75 | 214 | 1.0 | |
“A pregnant woman shall not undergo HIV testing at the time of her ANC visit unless she has got her husband/partner agreement of the test” | ||||
Agree | 26 | 39 | *2.75(1.5-4.96) | *0.001 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 9 | 13 | *2.86(1.2-7.08) | *0.02 |
Disagree | 47 | 194 | 1.0 | |
“People who are living with or thought to live with HIV must be separated and lead their own life in the absence of social relations with their community to prevent the transmission of HIV.” | ||||
Agree | 13 | 48 | 0.76(0.39-1.5) | 0.43 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 2 | 10 | 0.56(0.12-2.64) | 0.47 |
Disagree | 67 | 189 | 1.0 | |
“ I feel that I am at increased risk of HIV infection” | ||||
Disagree | 26 | 109 | 0.58(0.22-1.54) | 0.27 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 42 | 120 | 0.85(0.33-2.19) | 0.74 |
Agree | 7 | 17 | 1.0 | |
“I consider HIV as a threat causing fear upon me” | ||||
Agree | 21 | 38 | *2.13(1.1-4.18) | *0.027 |
Neither agree nor disagree | 29 | 97 | 1.16(0.65-2.07) | 0.63 |
Disagree | 29 | 112 | 1.0 | |