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Table 2 Factors associated to late presentation

From: Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care at the Douala general hospital, Cameroon: its associated factors, and consequences

Factors

Total

Early presentation

Late presentation

OR (95%CI)

P value

aOR (95% CI)

P value

Age, tertiles

  < 35

688

80 (11.6)

608 (88.4)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 35–43

577

52 (9.0)

525 (91.0)

1.33 (0.92–1.92)

0.31

1.05 (0.70–1.59)

0.46

  ≥ 43

600

61 (10.2)

539 (89.8)

1.16 (0.82–1.65)

 

0.82 (0.55–1.23)

 

Sex

 Women

840

82 (9.7)

758 (90.3)

Ref

   

 Men

1026

112 (10.9)

914 (89.1)

0.87 (0.64–1.18)

0.37

  

Calendar Year

  < 2005

494

68 (13.6)

426 (86.4)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 2005–2009

717

78 (10.9)

639 (89.1)

1.29 (0.91–1.83)

0.002

1.12 (0.77–1.62)

0.05

  ≥ 2010

655

48 (7.3)

607 (92.7)

1.99 (1.34–2.95)

 

1.64 (1.08–2.48)

 

Marital status

 Married

1012

111 (10.9)

910 (89.1)

Ref

   

 Single

643

56 (8.6)

587 (91.4)

1.31 (0.94–1.85)

0.14

  

 Divorced + Widowed

211

27 (12.8)

184 (87.2)

0.84 (0.54–1.32)

   

Employment status

 Employed

1271

121 (9.5)

1150 (90.5)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Unemployed

522

57 (10.9)

465 (89.1)

0.85 (0.61–1.19)

0.003

0.98 (0.69–1.40)

 

 Student

73

16 (21.9)

57 (78.1)

0.37 (0.21–0.67)

 

0.50 (0.26–0.98)

0.12

Religion

 Christian

1744

185 (10.6)

1559 (89.4)

Ref

   

 Muslim

107

9 (8.4)

98 (91.6)

1.29 (0.64–2.59)

0.48

  

Circumstances of diagnosis

 Clinical suspicion

1346

60 (4.5)

1286 (95.6)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 PMTCT + Blood donation

89

20 (22.5)

69 (77.5)

0.16 (0.10–0.28)

 

0.16 (0.10–0.29)

 

 HIV positive partner

119

28 (23.5)

91 (76.5)

0.15 (0.10–0.25)

< 0.0001

0.16 (0.10–0.26)

< 0.0001

 Routine screening

311

86 (27.4)

225 (72.6)

0.12 (0.10–0.18)

 

0.13 (0.10–0.19)

 
  1. aOR Adjusted odds ratio, PMTCT Prevention of mother to child transmission