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Table 2 Result of Log-Rank test of mother-baby non-retention in HIV care

From: Rate and associated factors of non-retention of mother-baby pairs in HIV care in the elimination of mother-to-child transmission programme, Gulu-Uganda: a cohort study

Parameter

Not-retained/total

Percent not-retained

 

n

%

P-value

Baby’s sex

 Male

60/204

29.4

 

 Female

65/206

32.0

0.56

Feeding method

 Exclusive breastfeeding

63/222

28.4

 

 Mixed feeding

62/188

33

0.48

Early Infant diagnosis (EID)

 Done

115/399

28.8

 

 Not done

10/11

90.9

<0.001

EID result

 Positive

9/23

39.1

 

 Negative

106/376

28.1

0.24

Mother’s age

 15–19

4/20

20.0

 

 20–29

74/220

33.6

0.26

  ≥ 30

47/170

28.2

 

Marital status

 Never married

8/23

34.8

 

 Married

101/347

29.1

0.44

 Previously married

16/40

40.0

 

Education

 None

36/70

51.4

 

 Primary

44/156

28.2

<0.001

 Secondary

37/139

26.6

 

 Tertiary

8/45

17.8

 

Religion

 Protestant

40/105

39.1

 

 Catholic

61/227

26.9

 

 Muslim

12/28

42.9

0.04

 Pentecostal

11/36

30.6

 

 Others

1/14

7.1

 

Occupation

 Housewife

54/125

43.2

 

 Farmer

36/149

24.2

 

 Wage/salaried workers

17/71

23.9

0.01

 Manual labour

4/14

28.6

 

 Others

14/51

27.5

 

Wealth index

 Lowest

45/125

36.0

 

 Second lowest

43/128

33.2

 

 Middle

24/104

23.1

0.18

 Second highest

10/37

27.0

 

 Highest

3/16

18.8

 

Residence

 Urban

84/259

32.4

 

 Rural

41/151

27.2

0.26

Distance from health facility

 0–5 km

72/223

32.3

 

 6–10 km

25/94

26.6

0.60

  > 10 km

28/93

30.1

 

Transport

 Walk

42/91

46.2

 

 Bicycle

20/61

32.8

 

 Motorcycle

46/167

27.5

0.001

 Vehicle

17/91

18.7

 

No. of times delivered while HIV+

 1

76/214

35.5

 

 2+

49/196

25.0

0.02

Partner disclosure

 Yes

86/341

25.2

 

 No

39/69

56.5

<0.001

Spouse tested

 Yes

80/316

25.3

 

 No

45/94

47.9

<0.001

Keeping all appointment with baby

 Not important

17/31

54.8

 

 Important

108/379

28.5

0.002

Quality of counselling (privacy)

 Yes

74/316

23.4

 

 No

51/94

54.3

<0.001

Waiting time

 Not long

40/177

22.6

 

 Long

85/233

36.5

0.002