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Table 2 Baseline factors associated with ‘MV frequency’

From: Factors associated with non-attendance at scheduled infant follow-up visits in an observational cohort of HIV-exposed infants in South Africa, 2012–2014

Determinant

Exposed at Baseline (N)

MV frequency ≥ 1 n (weighted %)

Adjusted IRR

95% CI

p-value

ALL ->

2650

1548 (58.8)

   

Caregiver

 Mother

2607

1514 (58.4)

ref

  

 Other

43

34 (75.2)

0.8

0.6–1.2

0.251

Mother’s agea

    

0.01

 13–24 years

681

447 (66.1)

ref

  

 25–34 years

1480

848 (56.8)

0.9

0.8–1.0

0.01

 35–50 years

482

248 (53.5)

0.8

0.7–1.0

0.012

Disclosure of mother’s HIV status

    

0.128

 Yes

2087

1144 (54.5)

ref

  

 No

455

305 (66.7)

1.1

1.0–1.3

0.057

 Unknown

108

99 (89.6)

0.8

0.4–1.7

0.596

Mother on ART by 6 weeks

    

0.0003

 Yes

1445

769 (53.1)

ref

  

 No

1083

668 (61.1)

1.2

1.1–1.4

< 0.0001

 Unknown

122

111 (89.2)

1.8

0.9–3.5

0.083

Infant on NVP by 6 weeks

    

0.025

 Yes

2329

1331 (56.4)

ref

  

 No

114

68 (62.2)

1.2

1.0–1.4

0.118

 Unknown

207

159 (77.7)

1.4

1.1–1.8

0.02

Travel

    

0.012

 Own car

99

70 (72.3)

ref

  

 Walked < 30 min

1182

674 (58.6)

0.7

0.6–0.9

0.002

 Walked > 30 min

283

173 (59.1)

0.8

0.6–1.0

0.068

 Public transport < 30 min

872

498 (56.8)

0.7

0.6–0.9

0.004

 Public transport > 30 min

214

133 (61.5)

0.9

0.7–1.1

0.231

Province

    

< 0.0001

 WC

246

134 (56.7)

ref

  

 NW

221

112 (51.1)

1.2

0.9–1.5

0.305

 NC

84

38 (46.3)

0.6

0.4–0.9

0.006

 MP

315

193 (62.3)

1.3

1.0–1.7

0.025

 LP

266

199 (73.8)

1.9

1.4–2.4

< 0.0001

 KZN

442

226 (51.8)

1.3

1.0–1.6

0.103

 GP

524

327 (63.7)

1.7

1.3–2.2

< 0.0001

 FS

275

171 (62.4)

1.6

1.3–2.1

< 0.0001

 EC

277

148 (55.1)

1.2

0.9–1.6

0.333

  1. MV- missed visits at exposed postnatal care visits. IRR- incidence rate ratio. Significant p-values for the incidence rate ratio are in bold face
  2. avariable has missing data of< 5%. All proportions were adjusted for survey sampling weights (W %). South African provinces- WC-Western Cape, NW-North West, NC-Northen Cape, MP-Mpumalanga, LP-Limpopo, KZN-KwaZulu Natal, GP-Gauteng, FS-Free State, EC-Eastern Cape