Factors Associated with Linkage to Care following Community-Level Identification of HIV-Positive Clients in Lira District

Table 4

Predictors of linkage to HIV following community-level diagnosis.

Linkage	Adjusted odds ratio	95% confidence interval	value
Education level of the respondents
None	1.00
Primary	0.37	0.040–3.488	0.388
Secondary	0.03	0.002–0.451	0.011
Occupation of the respondents
Peasant farmer	1.00
Business and civil service	2.09	0.189–23.063	0.549
Clients self-initiated the testing process
No	1.00
Yes	9.03	1.271–64.218	0.028
Client received pretest counseling
No	1.00
Yes	1.37	0.296–6.305	0.69
Client has a committed sexual partner
No main partner	1.00
Has a main sexual partner	0.28	0.060–1.263	0.097
Client received health education in the community
Did not receive	1.00
Received health education	2.70	0.566–12.867	0.213
Client perceived waiting time at the health facilities as a barrier
A barrier	1.00
Not a barrier	10.39	1.119–96.563	0.04