Table 2.
Fertility and clinical characteristics of women living with HIV attending ART service in public health facilities of Western Oromia, Western Ethiopia, 2022 [n = 415]
| Variables | Category Variables | Frequency[n] | Percentage [%] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at Menarche [years] | 10–12 | 73 | 17.6 |
| > 13 | 342 | 82.4 | |
| Age at Marriage [years] | < 15 | 12 | 2.9 |
| 15–17 | 56 | 13.5 | |
| > 18 | 347 | 83.6 | |
| Age at first sexual intercourse [years] | < 16 | 56 | [13.5 |
| 16–18 | 109 | 26.3 | |
| > 18 | 250 | 260.2 | |
| Age at first pregnancy [years] | 20–29 | 242 | 58.3 |
| > 30 | 50 | 12.0 | |
| < 19 | 123 | 29.6 | |
| Number of pregnancy | 0–2 | 261 | 62.9 |
| 3–5 | 141 | 34.0 | |
| > 6 | 13 | 3.1 | |
| Abortion/Miscarriage | Yes | 142 | 34.2 |
| No | 273 | 65.8 | |
| Condom use during sexual intercourse | Yes | 138 | 33.3 |
| No | 277 | 66.7 | |
| Number of Life time partners | 1 | 196 | 47.2 |
| 2 | 135 | 32.5 | |
| 3+ | 84 | 20.2 | |
| Contracted STIs in the last 12 months | Yes | 122 | 29.4 |
| No | 23 | 5.5 | |
| Don’t know | 270 | 65.1 | |
| WHO HIV Clinical stage | Stage 1 | 187 | 45.1 |
| Stage 2 | 180 | 43.4 | |
| Stage 3 | 48 | 11.6 |