Table 2.
Bivariate and multivariate regression analysis of factors associated with the desire to have children in couples in which the woman is the positive partner.
| Factors | Desire for children | Crude OR (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (row %) | |||||
| Age of participant | |||||
| 31-45+ years | 32 (54.2) | 1.0 | |||
| 15-30 years | 38 (74.5) | 2.45(1.07, 5.68) | 0.028 | 3.33 (1.03, 10.8) | 0.045 |
| Number of living children | |||||
| 4-22 children | 14 (38.9) | 1.0 | |||
| 0-3 children | 56 (75.7) | 4.89 (1.95, 12.3) | 0.000 | - | - |
| Belief that the partner wants to have children | |||||
| No | 7 (19.4) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 63 (85.1) | 23.7 (6.05, 93.1) | 0.000 | 26.3 (7.89, 87.6) | 0.000 |
| Self or partner on ART | |||||
| No | 23 (53.5) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 47 (70.2) | 2.04 (0.91, 4.60) | 0.078 | - | - |
| How effective is ART? (More than 70%) | |||||
| No | 33 (62.3) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 30 (66.7) | 1.21 (0.52, 2.80) | 0.652 | - | - |
| Relatives want you to get children | |||||
| Yes | 20 (41.7) | 1.0 | |||
| No | 50 (80.7) | 5.83 (2.29, 14.9) | 0.000 | 6.77(1.12, 21.7) | 0.001 |
| Wants their HIV sero-status to remain a secret | |||||
| No | 18 (50.0) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 52 (70.3) | 2.36 (1.02, 5.49) | 0.039 | - | - |
| Disclosed to relatives | |||||
| No | 35 (76.1) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 35 (54.7) | 0.38 (0.16, 0.90) | 0.022 | - | - |
| Discussed when to get pregnant | |||||
| No | 36 (52.9) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 34 (80.9) | 3.78 (1.46, 9.75) | 0.003 | - | - |
| Discussed with Health workers about: | |||||
| Contraception and HIV | |||||
| No | 25 (65.8) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 45 (63.4) | 0.90 (0.39, 2.06) | 0.803 | - | - |
| Pregnancy and HIV | |||||
| No | 29 (61.7) | 1.0 | |||
| Yes | 41 (66.1) | 0.62 (0.28, 1.39) | 0.242 | - | - |
Note: OR: odds Ratio. CI: confidence interval
Predictive capability = 83.6%, and the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test between predicted and observed probabilities is p = 0.91, which is not significant.