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Table 5 Factors associated with IPV among HIV-positive women on ART follow-up in Nekemte town public facilities, Western Ethiopia, from March-April, 2020

From: Intimate partner violence against HIV-Positive women on ART follow-up and associated factors in public health facilities of western Ethiopia

Characteristics (n = 420)

IPV after diagnosed

With HIV

COR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

 

Yes(%)

No(%)

 

Occupation of Husband

     

Governmental employer

27(39.13)

42(60.87)

1.00

1.00

 

Farmer

45(36.89)

77(63.11)

0.91(0.50,1.67)

1.18(0.55,2.57)

 

Merchant

62(42.47)

84(57.53)

1.15(0.64,2.06)

1.18(0.57,2.48)

 

Daily laborer

41(49.40)

42(50.60)

1.52(0.80,2.90)

1.71(0.76,3.87)

 

Partner Drink Alcohol

     

Yes

81(52.26)

74(47.74)

2.00(1.33,2.98)

1.43(0.89,2.31)

 

No

94(35.47)

171(64.53)

1.00

1.00

 

Condom use

     

Yes

76(35.85)

136(64.15)

1.00

1.00

 

No

99(47.60)

109(52.40)

1.63(1.10,2.40)

1.38(0.85,2.23)

 

Women witnessed family violence

     

Yes

72(50.35)

71(49.65)

1.71(1.14,2.58)

1.74(1.09,2.79)*

 

No

103(37.18)

174(62.82)

1.00

1.00

 

The husband/Partner witnessed family violence

     

Yes

49(59.04)

34(40.96)

2.21(1.28,3.83)

1.96(0.09,3.27)

 

No

68(35.79)

122(64.21)

0.86(0.55,1.33)

1.11(0.65,1.88)

 

parents did not live together

58(39.46)

89(60.54)

1.00

1.00

 

CD4 count

     

< 200 cells/mm3

16(61.54)

10(38.46)

2.38(1.05,5.42)

2.06(0.59,7.18)

 

200–350 cells/mm3

12(40)

18(60)

0.99(0.46,2.13)

0.93(0.31,2.77)

 

351–500 cells/mm3

24(41.38)

34(58.62)

1.05(0.59,1.86)

1.34(0.68,2.64)

 

> 500 cells/mm3

123(40.20)

183(59.80)

1.00

1.00

 

WHO HIV/AIDS clinical stage

     

I

102(41.63)

143(58.37)

1.00

1.00

 

II

36(36)

64(64)

0.79(0.49,1.28)

0.94(0.52,1.73)

 

III

27(43.55)

35(56.45)

1.08(0.62,1.90)

1.01(0.46,2.23)

 

IV

10(76.92)

3(23.08)

4.67(1.26,17.41)

2.46(0.42,14.46)

 

Adherence to ART drug

     

≤ 2 times/month

153(41.13)

219(58.87)

1.00

1.00

 

From 3–5 times/month

6(24)

19(76)

0.45(0.18,1.16)

0.39(0.13,1.14)

 

≥ 6 times/month

16(69.57)

7(30.43)

3.27(1.31,8.14)

3.56(1.18,10.74)*

 

Result Disclosure to Partner

     

Yes

174(47.15)

195(52.85)

1.00

1.00

 

No

13(25.49)

38(74.51)

0.38(0.25,0.65)

0.38(0.22,0.66)**

 

Controlling behavior

     

No

111(33.74)

218(66.26)

1.00

1.00

 

Yes

71(78.02)

20(21.98)

6.97(4.27,14.90)

6.37(3.26,12.44)**

 

Attitude toward wife beating

     

Unfavorable

103(36.40)

180(63.60)

1.00

1.00

 

Favorable

72(52.55)

65(47.45)

1.94(1.28,2,93)

2.48(1.51,4.08)**

 
  1. Key: * = Statistically significant variables in multivariable logistic regression with P-value < 0.05
  2. ** = Statistically significant variables in multivariable logistic regression with P-value < 0.001