Table 3. Distribution of study participants by intention to have children in the future.
| Characteristics | Intend Children | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
| Yes (N = 266) | No (N = 199) | Odds Ratio (95% CIs) | p-value | Odds Ratio (95% CIs) | p-value | |
| Age | ||||||
| Age: mean (±SD) | 34.6±6.4 | 41.1±7.4 | 0.87 (0.84, 0.90) | <0.0001 | ||
| Age (piecewise)a | ||||||
| 18–25 | 1.08 (0.80, 1.45) | 0.62 | ||||
| 25–40 | 0.95 (0.89, 1.02) | 0.15 | ||||
| >40 | 0.71 (0.63, 0.80) | <0.0001 | ||||
| Ethnic background: | ||||||
| African | 162 (78%) | 45 (22%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Caribbean | 33 (65%) | 18 (35%) | 0.51 (0.26, 0.99) | 0.05 | 0.34 (0.15, 0.73) | 0.006 |
| European-British/French-Canadian | 25 (25%) | 77 (75%) | 0.09 (0.05, 0.16) | <0.0001 | 0.10 (0.05, 0.20) | <0.0001 |
| Aboriginal/Other | 40 (48%) | 44 (52%) | 0.25 (0.15, 0.43) | <0.0001 | 0.27 (0.13, 0.54) | 0.0002 |
| Birth place: | ||||||
| Africa | 154 (77%) | 45 (23%) | 1 | |||
| Canada | 61 (34%) | 117 (66%) | 0.15 (0.10, 0.24) | <0.0001 | ||
| Caribbean | 30 (67%) | 15 (33%) | 0.58 (0.29, 1.18) | 0.13 | ||
| Other | 12 (40%) | 18 (60%) | 0.19 (0.09, 0.43) | <0.0001 | ||
| Years in Canada (for those not born in Canada): Median (IQR) | 7 (2–20) | 33 (12.8–42.8) | 0.94 (0.92, 0.95) | <0.0001 | ||
| Region in Ontario: | ||||||
| Toronto | 179 (74%) | 64 (26%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Non-Toronto | 87 (39%) | 135 (61%) | 0.25 (0.17, 0.37) | <0.0001 | 0.40 (0.24, 0.68) | 0.0007 |
| Marital status: | ||||||
| Never married | 83 (66%) | 42 (34%) | 1 | |||
| Married or common-law Partner | 99 (60%) | 67 (40%) | 0.75 (0.46, 1.21) | 0.24 | ||
| Divorced/widowed | 54 (49%) | 57 (51%) | 0.48 (0.28, 0.81) | <0.01 | ||
| Living with a partner (neither married nor common-law) | 15 (44%) | 19 (56%) | 0.40 (0.18, 0.86) | 0.02 | ||
| Annual household income in CAD: | ||||||
| <20K | 95 (54%) | 82 (46%) | 1.24 (0.75, 2.05) | 0.41 | ||
| 20–40K | 73 (62%) | 45 (38%) | 1.73 (1.00, 3.02) | 0.05 | ||
| >40K | 44 (48%) | 47 (52%) | 1 | |||
| Years since HIV diagnosis: Median (IQR) | 6 (3–10) | 9 (5–15) | 0.90 (0.87, 0.94) | <0.0001 | ||
| IDU: | 11 (26%) | 31 (74%) | 0.23 (0.11, 0.47) | <0.0001 | ||
| Hepatitis C co-infected | 17 (27%) | 47 (73%) | 0.23 (0.13, 0.42) | <0.0001 | ||
| Recent CD4 Count ≥200 (cells/mm3): | 174 (58%) | 126 (42%) | 1.38 (0.68, 2.81) | 0.37 | ||
| Years on HIV medication: Median (IQR) | 3.9 (1.5–7.4) | 6.1 (2.4–10.8) | 0.92 (0.88, 0.96) | <0.001 | ||
| Current Relationship | ||||||
| In sexual relationship | 151 (59%) | 104 (41%) | 1.24 ( 0.86, 1.80) | 0.26 | ||
| Monogamous relationship | 133 (55%) | 109 (45%) | 0.84 (0.58, 1.21) | 0.34 | ||
| Current contraceptive use | 97 (58%) | 71 (42%) | 1.08 ( 0.74, 1.59) | 0.68 | ||
| Last pregnancy planned | 93 (56%) | 73 (44%) | 1.00 ( 0.67, 1.50) | 0.99 | ||
| Fertility History | ||||||
| Lifetime pregnancies: | ||||||
| 0–1 | 87 (64%) | 48 (36%) | 1.53 (1.01, 2.31) | 0.05 | ||
| ≥2 | 171 (54%) | 144 (46%) | 1 | |||
| Lifetime births: | ||||||
| 0–1 | 151 (63%) | 89 (37%) | 1.64 (1.13, 2.37) | <0.01 | 1.87 (1.11, 3.16) | 0.02 |
| ≥2 | 111 (51%) | 107 (49%) | 1 | 1 | ||
a
Categorized age as a continuous variable in the model; SD, standard deviation; CIs, confidence intervals; IQR, interquartile range; IDU, injection drug user. Row percents presented for univariate analysis.