Table 3. Predictors of unmet need for contraception amongst sexually active women not trying to conceive (n = 675).
Univariate PRa | p-value | Multivariate aPRb | p-value | |
[95% CI] | [95% CI] | |||
Age (per 5 years) | 0.78 [0.67–0.90] | 0.001 | 0.90 [0.77–1.05] | 0.169 |
Employed | ||||
No | REF | |||
Yes | 0.91 [0.71–1.17] | 0.477 | ||
Education Completed | ||||
None - grade 10 | REF | |||
Grade 11–12 | 0.89 [0.68–1.17] | 0.415 | ||
Post grad degree/certificate | 0.91 [0.60–1.39] | 0.660 | ||
Income Category, (USD/mo) | ||||
$0–200 | REF | REF | ||
$201–400 | 0.81 [0.60–1.08] | 0.151 | 0.85 [0.64–1.13] | 0.262 |
>$400 | 0.69 [0.50–0.94] | 0.019 | 0.74 [0.55–1.01] | 0.058 |
Married/Cohabitating | ||||
No | REF | |||
Yes | 0.82 [0.64–1.05] | 0.108 | ||
Number of living children | ||||
None | REF | REF | ||
One | 0.82 [0.61–1.10] | 0.190 | 0.91 [0.68–1.21] | 0.497 |
Two or more | 0.57 [0.41–0.79] | 0.001 | 0.72 [0.51–1.01] | 0.057 |
Baseline CD4 category at enrollment, cells/µl | ||||
≤200 | REF | REF | ||
201–350 | 0.48 [0.35–0.68] | <0.001 | 0.57 [0.41–0.80] | 0.001 |
351–500 | 0.52 [0.37–0.72] | <0.001 | 0.67 [0.47–0.95] | 0.026 |
>500 | 0.51 [0.36–0.72] | <0.001 | 0.74 [0.49–1.11] | 0.147 |
Time since ART initiation | ||||
>1 yr (ART experienced) | REF | REF | ||
≤1 yr (recent initiator) | 1.88 [1.47–2.42] | <0.001 | 1.47 [1.08–1.99] | 0.013 |
Prior exposure to intimate partner violence | ||||
No | REF | REF | ||
Yes | 1.37 [0.98–1.92] | 0.069 | 1.35 [0.98–1.88] | 0.069 |
Concurrent partners | ||||
No | REF | REF | ||
Yes | 1.54 [1.14–2.07] | 0.004 | 1.41 [1.06–1.87] | 0.017 |
Prevalence Ratios (PRs) and adjusted Prevalence Ratios (aPRs) estimated using robust Poisson regression.