Status of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Services Utilization and Factors Affecting PMTCT Service Uptake by Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic in Selected Health Facilities of Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 2

Association of sociodemographic and other possible potential risk factors with PMTCT service utilization in relation to ANC service in selected health facilities of Afar region, Ethiopia, from December 2014 to April 2015.

Variables	Categories	PMTCT utilization related to ANC service		COR (95% CI); value	AOR (95% CI); value
		Utilized	Not utilized
Residence near PMTCT service site	Yes (≤1 km)	244 (70.3%)	28 (8.07%)	2.5 (1.25–3.9); 0.001	6.5 (2.35–18.40); 0.001
	No	106 (30.54%)	25 (7.20%)	1	1
Educational status	Could read and write	208 (59.94%)	15 (4.32%)	3.4 (2.3–7.46); 0.001	11.3 (2.8–15); 0.001
	Could not read and write	97 (27.95%)	27 (7.78%)	1	1
Knowledge about PMTCT service	Yes	177 (51%)	13 (3.74%)	3.09 (1.54–6.2); 0.001	0.9 (0.8–5.25); 0.08
	No	128 (39.90%)	29 (8.35%)	1	1
Income level per month	≥1000 ETB	139 (40.05%)	20 (5.76%)	3.4 (1.56–8.04); 0.001	5.6 (2.05–15.03); 0.001
	<1000 ETB	166 (47.53%)	22 (6.32%)	1	1
Access for the PMTCT service site	Yes (≤1 km)	244 (70.3%)	28 (8.07%)	2.5 (1.25–3.9); 0.001	6.5 (2.35–18.40); 0.001
	No (>1 km)	61 (17.58%)	14 (4.03%)	—	1

AOR = adjusted odds ratio; COR = crude odds ratio; 1 = reference value; PMTCT = prevention of mother-to-child transmission.