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Table 3 Factors associated with current family planning use among PLHIV in Gulu District, Uganda, February-May 2009

From: Family planning among people living with HIV in post-conflict Northern Uganda: A mixed methods study

Variable

Total

n

Currently using a family planning method

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

p value

AOR (95% CI)

p value

Age group a

      

   15-29 years

199

68 (34.2%)

1.00

 

   30-49 years

269

113 (42.0%)

1.39 (0.95-2.04)

0.085

Sex a

    

   Female

236

60 (25.4%)

1.00

 

1.00

   Male

232

121 (52.2%)

3.19 (2.17-4.72)

0.000

1.90 (0.91-3.97)

0.085

Marital status a

      

   Single/divorced/widowed

232

48 (20.7%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Married/de facto

236

133 (56.4%)

4.90 (3.26-7.37)

0.000

2.19 (0.98-4.88)

0.055

Type of marriage (if married or de facto) b

      

   Polygamous

66

37 (56.1%)

1.00

 

   Monogamous

169

95 (56.2%)

1.01 (0.57-1.79)

0.983

Residence c

    

   Rural

241

90 (37.3%)

1.00

 

   Urban

226

91 (40.3%)

1.13 (0.78-1.64)

0.517

Education c

    

   No

85

17 (20.0%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

382

164 (42.9%)

3.03 (1.69-5.26)

0.000

4.32 (1.33-14.07)

0.015

Number of children c

      

   0 children

73

20 (27.4%)

1.00

 

   1 child and more

394

161 (40.9%)

1.83 (1.05-3.18)

0.030

History of death of child d

    

   Yes

135

42 (31.1%)

1.00

 

   No

225

117 (45.9%)

1.88 (1.21-2.91)

0.005

Discussion of family planning with health workers e

    

   No

179

43 (24.0%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Yes

278

137 (49.3%)

3.07 (2.03-4.66)

0.000

2.08 (1.01-4.27)

0.046

Discussion of family planning with spouse f, g

      

   Never

134

20 (14.9%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

   At least once

224

131 (58.5%)

8.00 (4.65-13.89)

0.000

5.13 (2.35-11.16)

0.000

HIV Clinic attended a

      

   Lacor (faith-based hospital)

164

50 (30.5%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Others (GNRH and TASO)

304

131 (43.1%)

1.73 (1.16-2.58)

0.008

3.67 (1.79-7.54)

0.000

On HAART c

      

   Yes

231

87 (37.7%)

1.00

   

   No

236

93 (39.4%)

1.08 (0.74-1.56)

0.699

  

HIV status of spouse f, h

      

   Negative

49

26 (53.1%)

1.00

   

   Positive

212

114 (53.8%)

1.03 (0.55-1.92)

0.928

  

Disclosure of HIV status to spouse f, i

      

   Yes

267

128 (47.9%)

1.00

   

   No

60

27 (41.7%)

0.78 (0.44-1.37)

0.379

  

Months since HIV diagnosis j

      

   Less than 24 months

215

81 (37.7%)

1.00

   

   24 months or more

247

99 (40.1%)

1.11 (0.76-1.61)

0.597

  

Months on HAART k

      

   Less than 24 months

111

37 (33.3%)

1.00

   

   24 months or more

119

49 (41.2%)

1.40 (0.82-2.39)

0.219

  

Months attending HIV clinic l

      

   Less than 24 months

258

97 (37.6%)

1.00

   

   24 months or more

208

81 (38.9%)

1.06 (0.73-1.54)

0.766

  

Complete PMTCT knowledge a

      

   Yes

315

133 (42.2%)

1.00

   

   No

153

48 (31.4%)

0.63 (0.42-0.94)

0.024

  

Desire for children m

      

   Yes

184

72 (39.1%)

1.00

   

   No

246

100 (40.7%)

1.06 (0.72-1.57)

0.750

  

Religion

      

   Other

128

51 (39.8%)

1

   

   Catholic

335

129 (38.5%)

0.95 (0.62-1.43)

0.792

  

Spouses' desire for children (if married or de facto) n

      

   Yes

87

43 (49.4%)

1

 

1

 

   No

83

59 (71.1%)

2.51 (1.34-4.74)

0.004

2.19 (1.10-4.36)

0.025

Any HIV-infected children (among those with children) °

      

   Yes

75

38 (50.7%)

1

   

   No

223

97 (43.5%)

0.75 (0.44-1.266)

0.281

  
  1. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; GNRH, Gulu National Referral Hospital; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; OR, odds ratio; TASO, The AIDS Support Organization; a data for 8 respondents missing; b data for one person missing; c data for 9 respondents missing; d data for 7 respondents missing; e data for 19 respondents missing; f single respondents excluded; g data for 42 respondents missing; h data from 139 respondents missing; i data from 73 respondents missing; j data from 14 respondents missing; k data from 6 respondents missing; l data from 10 respondents missing; m data from 46 respondents missing; n data from 66 respondents missing; o data from 2 respondents missing