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. 2012 Apr 27;7(4):e36039. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036039

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
a,b

Prevalence Ratios (PRs) and adjusted Prevalence Ratios (aPRs) estimated using robust Poisson regression.