Loss to Follow-Up among HIV Positive Pregnant and Lactating Mothers on Lifelong Antiretroviral Therapy for PMTCT in Rural Uganda

Table 2

Factors associated with LTFU among HIV positive pregnant and lactating mothers on lifelong ART for PMTCT.

	Proportion lost to follow-up	Crude PR(95 CI)	Adjusted PR (95 CI)	P value
Age (years)
19-23	16/46	Ref
24-28 yrs	39/106	1.05(0.66-1.7)
29-33 yrs	31/92	0.96(0.59-1.58)
34-38 yrs	16/30	1.53(0.91-2.57)
>39 yrs	1/5	0.46(0.48-4.55)
Religion
Catholic	32/79	Ref
Muslim	7/22	1.4(0.92-2.06)
Evangelical	19/34	0.78(0.4-1.53)
Anglican/Presbyterian	45/144	0.77(0.53-1.1)
Marital status
single	8/18	Ref
Married	76/207	0.83(0.47-1.43)
Divorced	15/36	0.94(0.49-1.79)
Widowed	4/18	0.5(0.08-1.52)
Occupation
Subsistence farmer	62/156	Ref
Home maker	17/43	0.99(0.65-1.5)
Causal laborer	9/24	0.94(0.54-1.6)
Professional	7/28	0.63(0.32-1.23)
Self employed	6/25	0.6(0.29-1.24)
Tribe
Muganda	7/15	Ref
Munyankole	75/202	0.79(0.45-1.41)
Mukiga	16/40	0.86(0.44-1.66)
Acholi	0/3	Omitted
Munyarwanda	3/15	0.43(0.14-1.35)
Other	1/3	0.7(0.31-3.8)
Perceptions towards HAART
Perceive admin drug is safe for me and baby
No	1/3	Ref
Yes	102/276	1.17(0.2-5.5)
Perception that administered drug works
No	6/6	Ref
Yes	97/272	0.35(0.30-0.42)	0.35(0.23-0.56)	0.00
Fear to swallow ARVs
No	62/198	Ref
Yes	41/81	1.62(1.19-2.18)	0.77(0.51-1.2)	0.23
Ever experienced side effects after swallowing ARVs
No	76/206	Ref
Yes	27/72	1.02(0.72-1.44)	0.84(0.45-1.57)	0.59
Perceived ease of receiving ARVs
No	3/5	Ref
Yes	100/274	0.6(0.29-1.26)
Is the drug easy to swallow
No	7/18	Ref
Yes	96/261	0.91(0.34-2.43)
Are ARVs offered free
No	1/3	Ref
Yes	102/276	1.1(0.2-5.5)
Do you think you can infect your child with HIV
No	33/117	Ref
Yes	66/158	1.5(1.05-2.1)	1.72(1.13-0.62)	0.01
Do you think you need ARVS
No	2/5	Ref
Yes	101/274	0.92(0.31-2.7)
Mode of transport to facility
Walking	29/71(40.8)	Ref
Taxi	40/99(40.4)	0.98(0.68-1.43)
Boda boda (motor cycle)	72/106(32.0)	0.78(0.53-1.16
Total Transport Cost
<5000 shs	30/99(30.3%)	Ref
5001-10000 shs	25/73(34.2%)	1.13(0.7-1.74)	1.09(0.70-1.7)	0.7
>10001	18/34(52.1%)	1.75(1.12-2.74)	1.57(1.002-2.4)	0.049
Waiting time between arriving and receiving service
<30 min	19/67(28.3%)	Ref
30 min-1 hr	28/79(35.4%)	1.2(0.77-2.03)	1.5(0.83-2.7)	0.2
>1 hr	56/133(42.1%)	1.5(0.96-2.28)	1.74(1.02-2.96)	0.04
STIGMA
Disclosed to spouse
No	19/69	Ref
Yes	81/199	1.48(0.97-2.28)
Does he support you?
No	32/68	Ref
Yes	50/135	0.79(0.56-1.10)
Disclosed to relatives other than spouse
No	153	Ref
Yes	126	1.5(1.10-2.04)	1.38(0.86-1.7)	0.4
Any one refused to offer any service to you because of your HIV status
No	82/243	Ref
Yes	20/35	1.69(1.21-2.38)	1.3(0.84-2.1)	0.2

PR: prevalence ratio.