Predictors and Factors Associated with Counseling Seeking Behavior Against Intimate Partner Violence Among HIV-Positive Women in Southwestern Uganda

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of HIV-Positive Women Receiving HIV Care Services at Two Selected Health Facilities in Isingiro District, Southwestern Uganda

Characteristic	Description	Frequency, N=296 N (%)
Age (years)	<20	8(2.7)
	20–24	27(9.1)
	25–29	41(13.9)
	30–34	61(20.6)
	35–39	42(14.2)
	40–44	41(13.9)
	45–49	33(11.1)
	50+	43(14.5)
Education level	No formal education	61(20.6)
	Primary	199(67.2)
	Secondary	32(10.8)
	Tertiary	4(1.4)
Employment status	Student	2(0.7)
	Volunteering	1(0.3)
	Unemployed	21(7.1)
	Employed	81(27.4)
	Peasant/farmer	191(64.5)
Type of family	Monogamous	136(45.9)
	Polygamous	124(41.9)
	Not married	36(12.2)
Marital status	Married	249(84.1)
	Cohabiting	9(3.0)
	Widowed	38(12.8)

Table 2 Factors Associated and Predictors of Care-Seeking for IPV Among HIV-Positive Women Based on Bivariate Analysis and Multivariable Logistic Regression

Variable	Description	Frequency	Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P value
Education level	No formal education	61	Ref
	Primary	199	0.173(0.085–0.351)	2.703(0.374–19.528)	0.324
	Secondary	32	0.474(0.352–0.638)	1.054(0.082–13.494)	0.968
	Tertiary	4	0.280(0.121–0.647)	0.624(0.007–54.542)	0.836
Type of family	Monogamous	136	Ref
	Polygamous	124	0.295(0.198–0.441)	0.556(0.148–2.081)	0.383
	Not married	36	0.676(0.472–0.967)	0.203(0.01–2.541)	0.997
Physical abuse with in last one year	No	215	Ref
	Yes	81	5.288(2.709–10.322)	0.330(0.067–1.627)	0.173
Sexual abuse with in last one year	No	189	Ref
	Yes	107	0.280(0.164–0.477)	1.188(0.336–4.200)	0.790
Emotional abuse	No	65	Ref
	Yes	231	0.131(0.046–0.374)	7.552(0.506–112.651)	0.143
Awareness about IPV services	No	165	Ref
	Yes	131	35.491(14.639–86.043)	5.292(1.462–19.156)	0.011
Availability of counsellors	No	221	Ref
	Yes	75	374.5(113.9–1231.6)	295.585(54.303–1608.928)	0.000