Table 3 Factors associated with the collection of viral load samples among pregnant women living with HIV enrolled into antenatal care in Mutare District, Zimbabwe

Total

383

121 (31.6)

–

–

Age (in years)

 10–14

3

2 (66.7)

4.07 (0.36–45.77)

2.05 (0.16–26.79)

 15–19

24

3 (12.5)

0.29 (0.08–1.01)

0.27 (0.07–1.11)

 20–24

73

22 (30.1)

0.88 (0.49–1.58)

0.94 (0.46–1.92)

 25–29

86

31 (36.1)

1.15 (0.67–1.97)

1.10 (0.61–1.99)

 30–49

179

59 (33.0)

Reference

Reference

 Not recorded

18

4 (22.2)

0.58 (0.18–1.84)

0.75 (0.22–2.55)

Type of health facility

 Primary health care clinic

316

91 (28.8)

Reference

Reference

 Rural hospital

35

19 (54.3)

2.94 (1.45–5.96)

–

 District/mission hospital

32

11 (34.4)

1.30 (0.60–2.79)

–

Health facility management

 Government

91

48 (52.8)

Reference

Reference

 Local authority

261

62 (23.8)

0.28 (0.17–0.46)

0.28 (0.16–0.48)

 Faith-based (mission)

31

11 (35.5)

0.49 (0.21–1.14)

0.52 (0.21–1.29)

Gravidity

 1

63

17 (27.0)

Reference

Reference

 2–3

190

56 (29.5)

1.13 (0.60–2.14)

0.76 (0.36–1.62)

 4–5

115

46 (40.0)

1.80 (0.92–3.52)

1.07 (0.44–2.57)

 6–7

13

2 (15.4)

0.49 (0.10–2.45)

0.28 (0.05–1.63)

 Not recorded

2

0 (0)

–

–

Parity

 0

71

17 (23.9)

Reference

Reference

 1–2

193

63 (32.6)

1.54 (0.83–2.87)

–

 3–4

105

39 (37.1)

1.88 (0.96–3.68)

–

 5–6

12

2 (16.7)

0.64 (0.13–3.19)

–

 Not recorded

2

0 (0)

–

–

Gestational age at ANC booking

 0–12 weeks

42

12 (28.6)

Reference

Reference

 13–26 weeks

235

83 (35.3)

1.37 (0.66–2.81)

1.30 (0.59–2.86)

 27 + weeks

83

19 (22.9)

0.74 (0.32–1.72)

0.68 (0.27–1.74)

 Not recorded

23

7 (30.4)

1.09 (0.36- 3.33)

1.31 (0.40–4.26)

ART status at ANC booking

 On ART prior to ANC booking

256

85 (33.2)

Reference

Reference

 Started ART after ANC booking

127

36 (28.4)

0.80 (0.50–1.27)

1.12 (0.32–1.84)