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Table 6 Logistic regression predicting likelihood of never having received HIV counselling

From: Community-based directly observed treatment for TB patients to improve HIV services: a cross-sectional study in a South African province

Control variable

Odds ratio

Confidence interval

Significance

DOT support

 Home-based DOT support

1.00

–

 

 No home-based DOT support

2.87

(1.36, 6.06)

**

Sex

 Female

1.00

–

 

 Male

1.01

(0.69, 1.49)

NS

Age (continuous)

1.02

(1.01, 1.04)

**

Employment

 Employed

1.00

–

 

 Unemployed

0.80

(0.53, 1.22)

NS

Marital status

 Married or cohabiting

1.00

–

 

 Unmarried and not cohabiting

0.87

(0.59, 1.28)

NS

Housing quality

 Not in very poor housing

1.00

–

 

 In very poor housing

0.97

(0.62, 1.54)

NS

Education

 Secondary school or higher

1.00

–

 

 No or only primary school

0.86

(0.54, 1.39)

NS

Undergoing retreatment for TB

 No

1.00

–

 

 Yes

1.06

(0.67, 1.67)

NS

  1. Note 1: **P < 0.01; NS = Not significant
  2. Note 2: Includes all patients in the sample, N = 1101
  3. Note 3: Computed using SPSS procedure Binary Logistic