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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Oct;118(4):895–904. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31822be512

Table 5.

Baseline predictors of pregnancy in Cox regression models

Variable Univariable Multivariable
HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Site
Vulindlela Ref Ref
eThekwini 1.33(0.76-2.34) 0.32 1.9(0.97-4.03) 0.06
Age groups
18-24 Ref Ref
25-29 1.19(0.62-2.31) 0.60 0.86(0.43-1.72) 0.66
30-34 1.61(0.74-3.48) 0.23 0.85(0.34-2.12) 0.73
35+ N/A
Type of contraception
DMPA Ref Ref
NET-EN 1.01(0.29-3.59) 0.98 0.86(0.24-3.11) 0.81
Oral 14.51(7.58-27.78) <0.000
1
15.91(8.03-31.52) <0.0001
Marital status
Other Ref Ref
Married 1.1(0.07-17.52) 0.95 1.54(0.09-25.97) 0.77
Stable 3.57(0.49-25.87) 0.20 3.59(0.47-27.62) 0.22
Education
Primary school Ref Ref
High school 2.45(0.34-17.74) 0.38 0.78(0.11-5.83) 0.81
Tertiary 5.31(0.65-43.18) 0.12 0.76(0.08-6.92) 0.81
Number of previous live births
Previous live births
(per 1 live birth
increase)
0.71 (0.51-0.995) 0.0466 0.95(0.65-1.40) 0.81
Sex acts in last 30 days
Sex acts in last 30
days (per 1 act
increase)
1.0 (0.98-1.03) 0.73 1.01 (0.98-1.05) 0.53
Condom use in last 30 days
Always Ref Ref
Inconsistent 1.29 (0.69-2.42) 0.42 2.05 (1.04-4.04) 0.04

HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval

N/A = not applicable

Ref = reference statistic