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Table 3 Factors associated with IPT completion

From: Factors affecting uptake and completion of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected children at a national referral hospital, Kenya: a mixed quantitative and qualitative study

Variable

IPT completion

PR (95% CI)

P Value

Yes (N = 94) n (%)

No (N = 21) n (%)

Gender

 Male

54 (79.4)

14 (20.6)

1

 

 Female

42 (85.7)

7 (14.3)

1.08 (0.91–1.28)

0.396

Age categories

  < 3 years

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

1

 Between 3- > 5 years

2 (50.0)

2 (50.0)

1.0 (0.18–5.46)

0.999

 5- < 10 years

91 (83.5)

18 (16.5)

1.67 (0.42–6.69)

0.342

Latest viral load

 Virally suppressed

91 (84.3)

17 (15.7)

2.1 (0.72–6.18)

0.041

 Not suppressed

2 (40.0)

3 (60.0)

1

 Not documented

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

History of TB treatment

 Yes

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

1

 No

89 (81.7)

20 (18.3)

0.98 (0.68–1.42)

0.988

Baseline WHO HIV staging

 1

45 (76.3)

14 (23.7)

1

 2

20 (87.0)

3 (13.0)

1.1 (0.92–1.41)

0.305

 3

20 (90.9)

2 (9.1)

0.8 (0.38–1.97)

0.713

 4

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

0.98 (0.54–1.76)

0.911

 Not documented

6 (85.7)

1 (14.3)