Table 3

Prevalence of HIV among labouring women with unknown HIV status by selected characteristics

Characteristic

HIV positive

(N = 214)

(%)

HIV negative

(N = 1916)

(%)

Unadjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

< 20 years

36(16.8)

419(21.9)

1

1

20–29 years

127(59.3)

1087(56.7)

1.36 (0.93–2.02)

1.33 (0.90–2.00)

0.127

≥30 years

56(26.2)

405(21.1)

1.61 (1.04–2.52)

1.58 (1.02–2.50)

0.032

Parity

0

37(17.3)

430(22.4)

1

1

1–3

103(48.1)

771(40.2)

1.55 (1.05–2.32)

1.51 (1.03–2.29)

0.028

≥4

74(34.6)

715(37.3)

1.20 (0.80–1.83)

1.10 (0.79–1.80)

0.383

No of antenatal visits

0

29(13.6)

412(21.5)

1

1

1–2

64(29.9)

518(27.0)

1.76 (1.12–2.80)

1.71 (1.09–2.75)

0.013

≥3

121(56.5)

986(51.5)

1.74 (1.15–2.69)

1.70 (1.11–2.65)

0.009

Marital status

Single

85(39.7)

809(42.2)

1

1

Married

129(60.3)

1107(57.8)

1.11 (0.83–1.48)

1.11 (0.81–1.49)

0.481

Education

No formal education

11(5.1)

198(10.3)

1

1

Primary

63(29.4)

619(32.3)

1.83 (0.97–3.71)

1.80 (0.95–3.67)

0.074

Secondary or higher

140(65.4)

1099(57.4)

2.29 (1.26–4.52)

2.24 (1.22–4.49)

0.006

Kongnyuy et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009 9:9   doi:10.1186/1471-2393-9-9