Table 3.
Current use of FP among HIV-infected women (married or in consensual union and not pregnant)
| Variable | Currently using any FP methods n = 242 (79.6%) | Currently using modern FP methods† n = 207 (68.1%) | Currently using effective FP methods n = 44 (14.5%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number (% | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Age | |||
| 15-24 | 37 (78.7) | 30 (63.8) | 12 (25.5) |
| 25-34 | 119 (80.4) | 101 (68.2) | 16 (10.8) |
| 35-49 | 86(78.9) | 76 (69.7) | 16 (14.7) |
| Education | |||
| None | 42 (73.7) | 36 (63.2) | 11 (19.3) |
| Primary | 123 (76.4) | 104 (64.6) | 22 (13.7) |
| Secondary+ | 77 (89.5) | 67 (77.9) | 11 (12.8) |
| District | |||
| Kampala | 98 (83.8) | 84 (71.8) | 13 (11.1) |
| Gulu | 69 (69.7) | 57 (57.8) | 21 (21.2) |
| Kabarole | 75 (85.2) | 66 (75.0) | 10 (11.4) |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 115 (77.2) | 95 (63.8) | 23 (15.4) |
| Protestant | 71 (82.6) | 60 (69.8) | 12 (14.0) |
| Muslim | 26 (92.9) | 24 (85.7) | 3 (10.7) |
| Other | 28 (71.8) | 26 (66.7) | 6 (15.4) |
| Marital status | |||
| In relationship | 78 (83.9) | 63 (67.7) | 13 (14.0) |
| Married | 164 (77.7) | 144 (68.3) | 31 (14.7) |
| Occupation | |||
| Peasant farmer | 90 (77.6) | 76 (65.5) | 21 (18.1) |
| Salaried | 27 (93.1) | 24 (82.8) | 3 (10.3) |
| Business/commercial | 63 (80.8) | 52 (66.7) | 10 (12.8) |
| Casual worker | 20 (74.1) | 18 (66.7) | 3 (11.1) |
| Other | 42 (77.8) | 37 (68.5) | 7 (13.0) |
| Expenditure | |||
| <30,000 | 62 (72.9) | 53 (62.4) | 13 (15.3) |
| 31,000-100,000 | 85 (81.0) | 72 (68.6) | 15 (14.3) |
| 110,000+ | 84 (83.2) | 71 (70.3) | 14 (13.9) |
| Unknown | 11 (84.6) | 11 (84.6) | 2 (15.4) |
| Facility level | |||
| Hospital | 130 (80.3) | 112 (69.1) | 22 (13.6) |
| HC IV | 61 (80.3) | 53 (69.7) | 7 (9.2) |
| Other | 51 (77.3) | 42 (63.6) | 15 (22.7) |
| Number of years since testing | |||
| <1 year | 22 (73.3) | 19 (63.3) | 2 (6.7) |
| 1-2 | 104 (77.0) | 88 (65.2) | 24 (17.8) |
| 3-4 | 65 (83.3) | 56 (71.8) | 12 (15.4) |
| 5+ | 50 (83.3) | 43 (71.7) | 5 (8.3) |
| Time since start on ARVs+ | |||
| <1 year | 28 (77.8) | 26 (72.2) | 2 (5.6) |
| 1-4 | 113 (84.3) | 100 (74.6) | 15 (11.2) |
| 5+ | 19 (76.0) | 14 (56.0) | 2 (8.0) |
| Health status | |||
| Poor/fair | 28 (75.7) | 24 (64.9) | 4 (10.8) |
| Good | 84 (80.0) | 76 (72.4) | 12 (11.4) |
| Very good | 49 (90.7) | 41 (75.9) | 4 (7.4) |
| Number of biological children | |||
| None | 19 (67.9) | 18 (64.3) | 3 (10.7) |
| 1-2 | 92 (84.4) | 79 (72.5) | 16 (14.7) |
| 3-4 | 89 (81.7) | 74 (67.9) | 17 (15.6) |
| 5-10 | 42 (72.4) | 36 (62.1) | 8 (13.8) |
| Disclosed HIV status | |||
| Yes | 210 (80.2) | 180 (68.7) | 41 (15.7) |
| No | 32 (19.8) | 25 (62.5) | 3 (7.5) |
| Desire for children | |||
| None | 132 (83.5) | 110 (69.6) | 23 (14.6) |
| Low | 54 (73.0) | 45 (60.8) | 13 (17.6) |
| Medium/high | 53 (76.8) | 49 (71.0) | 8 (11.6) |
| Partner desire for children | |||
| None | 77 (87.5) | 67 (76.1) | 5 (5.7) |
| Low | 33 (68.8) | 29 (60.4) | 8 (16.7) |
| Medium/high | 132 (78.6) | 111 (66.1) | 31 (18.5) |
| Discussion on timing of children | |||
| Yes | 190 (83.3) | 163 (71.5) | 32 (14.0) |
| No | 48 (68.6) | 40 (57.1) | 11 (15.7) |
† Effective methods (excludes condoms, withdrawal, lactational amennorroea and rhythm)