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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of associated factors for HIV seropositivity among pregnant women from February to June 2011

From: Seroprevalence of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infections among pregnant women who attend the University of Gondar teaching hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Characterstics

HIV

COR (95%CI)

P-value

 

Positive

Negative

Age category

    

<20

7(10.9)

57(89.1)

0.96 (0.36-2.45)

0.90

21-29

27(11.4)

210(88.1)

1.00

---

≥30

9(10.7)

75(89.3)

0.93 (0.39-2.19)

0.97

Residence

    

Urban

32(11,6)

244(88,4)

1.00

---

Rular

11(10.1)

98(89.9)

0.86 (0.39-1.85)

0.67

Marital Status

    

Married

41(10.8)

337(89.2)

3.29 (0.43-20.00)

0.18

Single/divorced/widowed

2(28.6)

5(71.4)

1.00

---

Gravidity

    

Primagravida

12(9.2)

119(90.8)

1.00

---

Multigravida

31(12.2)

223(87.8)

1.38 (0.65-2.96)

0.47

Gestational stage at screening

    

First trimester

3(15%)

17(85.0%)

1.00

---

Second trimester

33(13%)

221(87%)

0.85 (0.22-3.85)

0.50

Third trimester

7(6.3%)

104(93.7%)

0.38 (0.08-2.08)

0.18

Stillbirth

    

Yes

5 (19.2)

21 (80.8)

2.01 (0.62-6.08)

0.15

No

38(10.6)

321(89.4)

1.00

---

Miscarriage

    

Yes

11(19.3)

46 (80.7)

2.21 (0.97-4.96)

0.03

No

32 (9.8)

296(90.2)

1.00

---

Occupation

    

Employed

9(11.4)

70(88.6)

1.00

---

Housewife

29(10.6)

245(89.4)

0.92 (0.39-2.20)

0.83

Student

1(7.7)

12(92.3)

0.65 (0.03-5.93)

0.57

Merchant

4(21.1)

15(78.9)

2.07 (0.46-8.85)

0.22

Education

    

Illitrate

12(9.4)

116(90.6)

0.81 (0.35-1.84)

0.72

Elementary

12(13.5)

77(86.5)

1.22 (0.53-2.81)

0.75

Secondary and above

19(11.3)

149(88.7)

1.00

---

Overall

43(11.2)

342(88.8)

  
  1. COR: crude odds ratio.