Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals associated with unmet need among 329 HIV infected women* receiving care at Mulago and Nsambya HIV clinics in Kampala, Uganda

Age-group

  18-29

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  30-49

1.67 (0.76, 3.68)

1.68 (0.63, 4.48)

0.56 (0.28, 1.10)

0.51 (0.22, 1.89)

  40+

3.67 (1.35, 9.96)

6.05 (1.69, 21.62)

0.39 (0.12, 1.32)

0.21 (0.05, 0.90)

Education

  None

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Primary

1.16 (0.29, 4.66)

0.57 (0.11, 2.85)

0.98 (0.20, 4.74)

0.82 (0.10, 6.66)

  Secondary

1.75 (0.42, 7.19)

1.11 (0.20, 6.13)

1.37 (0.29, 6.53)

1.52 (0.19, 12.18)

  Tertiary

1.29 (0.20, 8.43)

0.74 (0.08, 6.48)

0.53 (0.80, 3.54)

0.44 (0.04, 5.16)

Marital status

  Single

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Currently married

1.28 (0.38, 4.33)

1.19 (0.26, 5.48)

1.86 (0.45, 7.73)

5.80 (0.95, 35.26)

  Divorced/separated

0.66 (0.14, 3.01)

0.92 (0.15, 5.53)

0.50 (0.62, 4.00)

1.36 (0.12, 15.75)

  Widowed

0.50 (0.04, 5.74)

0.45 (0.03, 6.51)

1.33 (0.20, 8.71)

3.26 (0.36, 29.38)

Religion

  Catholic

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Protestant

2.13 (0.93, 4.86)

2.27 (0.90, 5.72)

0.99 (0.46, 2.11)

0.95 (0.37, 2.44)

  Muslim

1.26 (0.42, 3.77)

1.65 (0.48, 5.65)

1.29 (0.54, 3.06)

1.22 (0.42, 3.52)

  Other Christian (Pentecostals and Adventists)

4.47 (1.65, 12.11)

7.18 (2.14, 24.13)

0.40 (0.14, 1.14)

0.23 (0.06, 0.80)

Average monthly household expenditure

  <100,000

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  100,000 – 500,000

6.11 (0.77, 48.37)

5.51 (0.62, 48.73)

0.48 (0.19, 1.17)

0.50 (0.16, 1.58)

  >500,000

7.94 (0.91, 69.43)

7.68 (0.72, 82.08)

0.23 (0.06, 0.86)

0.17 (0.03, 0.90)

Currently on ARVs

  No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Yes

1.54 (0.75, 3.18)

2.28 (0.95, 5.46)

0.87 (0.37, 2.05)

1.57 (0.53, 4.69)

CD4 cell count at last test

  <350

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  350-499

0.88 (0.34, 2.33)

0.77 (0.23, 2.50)

1.73 (0.78, 3.84)

1.87 (0.71, 4.88)

  500+

1.11 (0.43, 2.83)

1.06 (0.34, 3.29)

1.13 (0.50, 2.55)

1.59 (0.60, 4.22)

  Unknown

0.98 (0.41, 2.34)

0.79 (0.26, 2.39)

1.33 (0.38, 4.61)

1.24 (0.26, 5.87)

Partner HIV status

  Unknown

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Known HIV-negative

1.03 (0.29, 3.69)

1.05 (0.20, 5.53)

0.96 (0.36, 2.61)

0.34 (0.08, 1.44)

  Known HIV-positive

1.31 (0.65, 2.64)

1.37 (0.40, 4.72)

1.50 (0.76, 2.98)

0.76 (0.24, 2.37)

Health status

  Poor/Fair

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Good

0.99 (0.41, 2.38)

0.58 (0.19, 1.80)

1.72 (0.56, 5.33)

1.19 (0.31, 4.61)

  Very Good

0.85 (0.36, 2.01)

0.54 (0.19, 1.56)

1.23 (0.41, 3.70)

0.89 (0.23, 3.36)

Number of sexual partners in past 12 months

  1

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  2+

0.80 (0.34, 1.88)

0.97 (0.34, 2.71)

0.18 (0.04, 0.83)

0.19 (0.03, 1.19)

HIV status disclosure to partner

  No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Yes

1.27 (0.59, 2.73)

0.50 (0.13, 2.00)

1.85 (0.83, 4.13)

1.10 (0.29, 4.20)

Belief that an HIV+ mother can have an HIV-free baby

  No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Yes

1.35 (0.14, 13.31)

1.92 (0.14, 26.84)

2.12 (0.40, 11.24)

3.00 (0.22, 40.94)

Belief that mother-to-child transmission can be avoided

  No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  Yes

0.89 (0.21, 3.70)

0.57 (0.11, 2.95)

1.25 (0.34, 4.61)

0.44 (0.05, 3.64)