Research Article
Factors Associated with Linkage to Care following Community-Level Identification of HIV-Positive Clients in Lira District
Table 3
Personal factors associated with linkage to care following community-level identification.
| Variable | Linkage to care | Crude odds ratio | 95% CI | value | Yes n (%) | No n (%) |
| Receiving ART outside Lira district | | | | | | No | 294 (91.9) | 8 (88.9) | 1.0 | | | Yes | 26 (8.1) | 2 (11.1) | 0.7 | 0.085–5.878 | 0.75 | Respondent currently having a main sexual partner | | | | | | No | 194 (60.6) | 4 (44.4) | 1.0 | | | Yes | 126(39.4) | 5 (55.6) | 0.5 | 0.137–1.972 | 0.34 | Used a condom during last sexual activity | | | | | | No | 260 (81.8) | 7 (77.8) | 1.0 | | | Yes | 58 (18.2) | 2 (22.2) | 0.8 | 0.158–3.856 | 0.76 | Ever received HIV information from outreach | | | | | | No | 170 (53.1) | 6 (66.7) | 1.0 | | | Yes | 150 (46.9) | 3 (33.3) | 1.8 | 0.434–7.179 | 0.43 | Clients received posttest counseling | | | | | | No | 11 (3.4%) | 0(0) | 1.0 | | | Yes | 309 (96.6%) | 9(100) | 34 | 17.696–66.611 | ≤0.001∗∗∗ | Clients perceived distance to the facility as a barrier | | | | | | Barrier | 205 (64.1) | 4 (44.4) | 1.0 | | | Not a barrier | 115 (35.9) | 5 (55.6) | 0.4 | 0.118–1.704 | 0.24 | Clients perceived cost of transport as a barrier to receiving care | | | | | | Barrier | 215 (67.2) | 6 (66.7) | 1.0 | | | Not a barrier | 105 (32.8) | 3 (33.3) | 1.0 | 0.240–3.982 | 0.97 | Clients perceived health workers as unfair | | | | | | Barrier | 26 (8.1) | 2 (22.2) | 1.0 | | | Not a barrier | 294 (91.9) | 7 (77.8) | 3.2 | 0.638–16.355 | 0.16 | Clients considered timeliness of HIV care services as a barrier | | | | | | Barrier | 186 (88.9) | 8(11.1) | 1.0 | | | Not a barrier | 134 (58.1) | 1(41.9) | 5.8 | 0.712–46.629 | 0.101 |
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∗∗∗refers to or means the p-value <0.001.
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