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Table 5 Odds ratio of little knowledge about PMTCT for all the 426 surveyed mothers

From: Mothers' knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania

Background factor

N = 426 (%)

Little knowledge

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

  

PMTCT N (%)

  

Mothers' age, y

    

   < = 25

219 (51.4)

89 (40.6)

1

1

   >25

207 (48.6)

102 (49.3)

1.419 (0.967-2.082)

1.842 (1.119-3.032)*

Number of siblings

    

   0

169 (39.7)

85 (50.3)

1

1

   1

132 (31.0)

43 (32.6)

0.477 (0.298-0.766)**

0.454 (0.266-0.776)**

   < = 2

125 (29.3)

63 (50.4)

1.004 (0.632-1.595)

0.654 (0.358-1.193)

Marital status

    

   Married/cohabiting

384 (90.1)

169 (44.0)

1

 

   Single/divorced/widow

42 (9.9)

22 (52.4)

1.399 (0.739-2.649)

 

Religion

    

   Christian

350 (81.7)

150 (43.1)

1

1

   Muslim/other

78 (18.3)

41 (52.6)

1.463 (0.894-2.394)

1.725 (1.006-2.956)*

Ethnicity

    

   Chagga

266 (62.4)

127 (47.7)

1

 

   Pare/other

160 (37.6)

64 (40.0)

0.730 (0.490-1.086)

 

Education, y

    

   0-7

235 (55.2)

105 (44.7)

1

 

   8+

191 (44.8)

86 (45.0)

1.014 (0.691-1.489)

 

Socio-economic status

    

   Lowest 60%

263 (61.7)

131 (49.8)

1

 

   Highest 40%

163 (38.3)

60 (36.8)

0.587 (0.394-0.875)**

 

Antenatal clinic

    

   Rural

78 (18.3)

55 (70.5)

1

1

   Urban

233 (54.7)

82 (35.2)

0.227 (0.130-0.396)***

0.232 (0.127-0.425)***

   Other

115 (27.0)

54 (47.0)

0.370 (0.201-0.681)**

0.298 (0.153-0.578)***

First visit antenatal

    

   Early (1st and 2nd trimester)

370 (86.9)

153 (41.4)

1

1

   Late (3rd trimester)

56 (13.1)

38 (67.9)

2.994 (1.647-5.444)***

2.154 (1.111-4.177)*

Number antenatal visits

    

   1-2

52 (12.2)

27 (51.9)

1

 

   3+

374 (87.8)

164 (43.9)

0.723 (0.404-1.293)

 

Received infant feeding counselling

    

   Yes

279 (65.5)

100 (35.8)

1

1

   No

149 (34.5)

91 (61.9)

2.909 (1.924-4.397)***

2.303 (1.467-3.616)***

Received HIV information

    

   Yes

403 (94.6)

175 (43.4)

1

1

   No

25 (5.4)

16 (69.6)

2.978 (1.119-7.396)*

1.991 (0.738-5.372)

  1. * p < 0.05
  2. ** p < 0.01
  3. *** p < 0.001