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Table 1 Association between socio demographic, health facility, community related factors and access to HIV care services

From: Factors associated with access to HIV care services in eastern Uganda: the Kumi home based HIV counseling and testing program experience

Factors

Sub-category

Accessed HIV care (n = 284) No. (%)

Crude Odds Ratio (COR) (95 % CI)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) (95 % CI)

Social demographic

Age group:

18–24

19 (73.1)

1

1

 

25–34

103 (90.4)

3.4 (1.2–10.0)*

5.1 (1.5–17.1)**

 

35–44

110 (78.0)

1.3 (0.5–3.4)

1.6 (0.5–4.7)

 

45–54

42 (75.0)

1.1 (0.4–3.2)

1.4 (0.4–4.6)

 

55–64

10 (76.9)

1.2 (0.2–5.8)

1.6 (0.3–8.9)

Sex:

Female

161 (77.0)

1

 
 

Male

123 (87.2)

2.0 (1.1–3.7)*

2.3 (1.2–4.4)*

Residence:

Rural

191 (77.3)

1

 
 

Urban

93 (90.3)

2.7 (1.3–5.6)**

2.5 (1.1–5.9)*

Education:

Never been to school

46 (79.3)

1

 
 

Ever school

238 (81.5)

1.1 (0.5–2.4)

 

Marital status:

Not married

110 (78.0)

1

 
 

Married

174 (83.3)

1.4 (0.8–2.4)

 

Occupation:

Peasant

223 (79.9)

1

 
 

Civil servant

12 (85.7)

1.5 (0.3–14.2)

 
 

Business

30 (90.9)

2.5 (0.7–13.3)

 
 

Others1

19 (79.2)

0.9 (0.3–3.4)

 

Perceived benefit of HIV/AIDS information

No

217 (78.9)

1

 
 

Yes

67 (89.3)

2.2 (1.0–4.9)*

 

Health facility

 

Distance to health facility (km):

1 km – ≤2 km

187 (86.6)

1

1

 

>2 km – ≤5 km

85 (71.4)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)*

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

 

>5 km

12 (80.0)

0.6 (0.2–2.3)

1.2 (0.3–5.3)

Community

 

Receipt of family support:

    
 

Yes

227 (84.4)

1

 
 

No

49 (71.0)

0.4 (0.2–0.8)*

0.5 (0.2–0.9)*

Receipt of community support:

Yes

210 (83.0)

1

 
 

No

66 (77.6)

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

 
  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, CI confidence interval, 1 skilled manual, unskilled manual and students