TABLE 3.
Odds Ratios (ORs) of Variables Associated With Contraceptive Use Among Sexually Active HIV-Positive Women (N = 216) Within the Previous 3 Months: Mbarara, Uganda, November 2005–June 2006
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Highly active antiretroviral therapy use | ||
| No (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 2.51 (1.03, 6.11) | 2.64 (1.07, 6.49) |
| Sociodemographic variables | ||
| Age (per additional year) | 0.98 (0.93, 1.04) | … |
| Education | ||
| Primary school or less (Ref) | 1.00 | … |
| Secondary school and higher | 2.61 (0.96, 7.12) | … |
| Tribe | ||
| Kiga/Nkole (Ref) | 1.00 | … |
| Other | 1.06 (0.43, 2.61) | … |
| Religion | ||
| Christian (Ref) | 1.00 | … |
| Muslim or other | 0.76 (0.25, 2.33) | … |
| Marital status | ||
| Not currently married (Ref) | 1.00 | … |
| Currently married | 1.22 (0.54, 2.75) | … |
| Household income, UGX | ||
| ≥ 80 001 (Ref) | 1.00 | … |
| 20 001–80 000 | 1.31 (0.52, 3.30) | … |
| 0–20 000 | 0.79 (0.32, 1.93) | … |
| No. of household members, excluding participant (per additional household member) | 1.17 (0.95, 1.42) | … |
| HIV-related variables | ||
| CD4 cell count,a cells/mm3 | ||
| < 50 | 0.86 (0.02, 4.12) | … |
| 50–199 | 2.87 (0.51, 16.00) | … |
| 200–499 | 2.07 (0.55, 7.78) | … |
| ≥ 500 (Ref) | 1.00 | … |
| World Health Organization stage | ||
| 1 or 2 (Ref) | 1.00 | … |
| 3 or 4 | 1.71 (0.80, 3.64) | … |
| Sexual and reproductive behavior variables | ||
| No. of lifetime live births | ||
| 0–1 | 0.46 (0.15, 1.36) | … |
| 2–4 | 0.88 (0.34, 2.28) | … |
| ≥ 5 (Ref) | 1.00 | … |
| Wants more children | ||
| Yes (Ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 2.63 (1.17, 5.89) | 2.80 (1.23, 6.38) |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; UGX = Uganda shilling. Data based on women who reported sexual activity within the previous 3 months.
a
Thirty-four percent (73 of 216) of the patients were missing data for CD4 cell count.