Table 2 Multivariate regression analysis assessing factors for not attending a medical appointment

Children age, years (continuous)

.14

0.80 (0.59; 1.1)

.12

0.79 (0.59; 1.01)

.10

0.78 (0.58; 1.1)

Caregivers age, years (continuous)

.15

0.96 (0.91; 1.02)

.14

0.96 (0.91; 1.01)

.13

0.96 (0.90; 1.01)

Girls

-

Not used

.032

5.2 (1.2; 23.1)

-

Not used

Women

-

Not used

.40

0.41 (0.05; 3.3)

-

Not used

Sex of adult-child pair

-

Not used

-

Not used

     ● Man-boy

.22

22.4 (0.16; 3199.2)

-

-

     ● Man-girl

.56

2.0 (0.19; 22.1)

-

-

     ● Woman-boy

.044

4.9 (1.05; 22.9)

-

-

     ● Woman-girl

.20

1.0

-

-

Men – Boys interactions

-

Not used

-

Not used

.039

0.23 (0.06; 0.93)

Caregivers’ education level

     ● No formal

.043

29.7 (1.1; 791.5)

.044

29.1 (1.1; 777.0)

.044

29.2 (1.1; 782.7)

     ● Primary

.23

6.9 (0.30; 161.6)

.23

6.8 (0.29; 158.3)

.21

7.5 (0.32; 176.4)

     ● Secondary

.73

2.3 (0.02; 248.6)

.55

3.4 (0.06, 176.3)

.33

6.2 (0.15; 247.8)

     ● Tertiary

.15

1.0

.14

1.0

.17

1.0

Study sites

     ● Rural

.16

0.12 (0.006; 2.3)

.15

0.12 (.006; 2.2)

.13

0.10 (0.01; 2.0)

     ● Semi-urban

.12

0.09 (0.04; 1.8)

.11

0.09 (.004; 1.8)

.10

0.08 (0.004; 1.6)

     ● Urban

.30

1.0

.28

1.0

.25

1.0

Unknown HIV status of children

.08

0.28 (0.07; 1.2)

.08

0.27 (0.06; 1.1)

Time to next appointment, weeks (continuous)

.031

1.4 (1.03; 2.0)

.032

1.4 (1.03; 2.0)

.036

1.4 (1.02; 2.0)

Hosmer-Lemeshow test

Degree of freedom

8

8

8

p-value

.235

.898

.199

Chi-squared

10.5

3.5

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