Skip to main content

Table 4 Multivariate multinomial logistic regression analysis: Factors associated with "delayed presentation to care" and "late testing" among HIV-infected patients in Northern France and Brussels, from January 1997 to December 2007.

From: Factors associated with presentation to care with advanced HIV disease in Brussels and Northern France: 1997-2007

 

"delayed presentation to care" with advanced HIV disease* despite earlier HIV testing

"Late testing" and presentation to care with advanced HIV disease*

 

n total

n (%)

OR

95% CI

n total

n (%)

OR

95% CI

Age, years

        

<30

454

12 (2.6)

1.00

 

529

87 (16.4)

1.00

 

30-39

500

43 (8.6)

3.28

1.68-6.41

635

178 (28.0)

2.00

1.82-2.70

40-49

256

31 (12.1)

5.44

2.69-11.02

344

119 (34.6)

2.85

2.03-4.00

≥50

134

9 (6.7)

2.48

0.97-6.35

216

91 (42.1)

4.07

2.76-6.02

Sex and immigrant status

        

Non-immigrant women

    

235

52 (22.1)

1.00

 

Immigrant women

    

348

113 (32.5)

2.23

1.48-2.70

Non-immigrant men

    

980

254 (25.9)

1.86

1.23-2.80

Immigrant men

    

161

56 (34.8)

2.17

2.03-4.00

HIV transmission category

        

Men who have sex with men

550

23 (4.2)

1.00

 

674

147 (21.8)

1.00

 

Injection drug use

43

4 (9.3)

3.03

1.14-9.53

47

8 (17.0)

0.79

0.34-1.84

Heterosexual contact

709

63 (8.9)

1.90

1.14-3.21

944

298 (31.6)

1.56

1.13-2.14

Study inclusion period

        

2003-2007

637

32 (4.8)

1.00

 

833

205 (24.6)

1.00

 

2000-2002

332

26 (7.6)

1.76

0.99-3.14

467

151 (32.3)

1.58

1.21-2.06

1997-1999

333

37 (10.8)

3.20

1.88-5.43

424

119 (28.1)

1.42

1.07-1.88

Country of follow-up

        

France

889

44 (4.9)

1.00

     

Belgium

455

51 (11.2)

2.34

1.51-3.75

    
  1. Reference category is presentation to care without advanced HIV disease.
  2. * CD4 < 200 cells/μl or AIDS