Research Article

Failure to Return for Posttest Counseling and HIV Test Results at the Prevention and Voluntary Testing and Counseling Centers of Douala, Cameroon: An Evaluation of a Routine Five-Year Program

Table 2

Prevalence of failure to return (FTR) by client characteristics.

(%)Prevalence of FTR95% confidence interval for bivariate association

Sex0.8821
 Men12,994 (40.6)14.313.7, 14.9
 Women19,001 (59.4)14.313.8, 14.8
Age groups (years)0.0015
 <201,436 (4.5)14.412.6, 16.2
 20–2913,316 (41.6)13.312.7, 13.9
 30–399,470 (29.6)14.714.0, 15.4
 40–494,429 (13.8)15.114.0, 16.2
 50–592,216 (6.9)16.214.6, 17.7
 ≥601,129 (3.6)15.413.3, 17.5
Matrimonial status0.0002
 Single18,409 (59.9)13.713.2, 14.2
 Married8,516 (27.7)15.414.6, 16.2
 Separated251 (0.8)20.015.1, 24.9
 In couple2,293 (7.4)14.813.3, 16.3
 Widowed1,289 (4.2)16.514.5, 18.5
Occupation<0.0001
 Student5,686 (18.5)12.311.4, 13.2
 Unemployed1,892 (6.2)15.413.8, 17.0
 Employed5,171 (16.9)13.412.5, 14.3
 Self-employed12,471 (40.7)14.714.1, 15.3
 Housewife5,124 (16.7)15.814.8, 16.8
 Retired323 (1.0)14.310.5, 18.1
Center<0.0001
 Bonassama4,748 (14.8)48.647.2, 50.0
 Deido5,480 (17.1)10.89.9, 11.6
 New-Bell8,819 (27.5)15.114.4, 15.8
 Nylon8,416 (26.3)13.112.4, 13.8
 Cité des Palmiers3,902 (12.2)6.75.9, 7.5
 Logbaba657 (2.1)7.25.2, 9.2
Reason for testing0.8651
 Voluntary screening24,768 (78.4)14.313.9, 14.7
 Clinical suspicion of HIV infection6,827 (21.6)14.313.5, 15.1
Results of HIV test<0.0001
 Positive6,765 (23.3)15.814.9, 16.7
 Negative21,578 (74.3)12.912.5, 13.3
 To be confirmed385 (1.3)57.953.0, 62.8
 Undetermined327 (1.1)21.717.2, 26.2