Table 3.
Current use of family planning services and unmet need among HIV infected women a receiving care at Mulago and Nsambya HIV clinics in Kampala, Uganda
| Variable | Mulago (N = 408) | Nsambya home care (N = 389) | Total (N = 797) | P-value b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (156) | Females (252) | Males (129) | Females (260) | |||
| Currently using any family planning method | 0.84 | |||||
| No | 12 (7.7) | 69 (27.4) | 17 (13.2) | 58 (22.3) | 156 (19.6) | |
| Yes | 144 (92.3) | 183 (72.6) | 112 (86.8) | 203 (77.7) | 641 (80.5) | |
| Currently using any modern c family planning method | 0.85 | |||||
| No | 14 (9.0) | 75 (29.8) | 19 (14.7) | 68 (26.2) | 176 (22.1) | |
| Yes | 142 (91.0) | 177 (70.2) | 110 (85.3) | 192 (73.8) | 621 (77.9) | |
| Currently using an effective d modern family planning method | 0.04 | |||||
| No | 50 (32.0) | 106 (42.1) | 47 (36.4) | 130 (50.0) | 333 (41.8) | |
| Yes | 106 (68.0) | 146 (57.9) | 82 (63.6) | 130 (50.0) | 464 (58.2) | |
| Overall unmet need for family planning | 0.008 | |||||
| No | - | 114 (69.1) | - | 90 (54.9) | 204 (62.0) | |
| Yes | - | 51 (30.9) | - | 74 (45.1) | 125 (38.0) | |
| Unmet need for limiting child birth | 0.20 | |||||
| No | - | 56 (68.3) | - | 59 (59.0) | 115 (63.2) | |
| Yes | - | 26 (31.7) | - | 41 (41.0) | 67 (36.8) | |
| Unmet need for child spacing | 0.008 | |||||
| No | - | 58 (69.9) | - | 31 (48.4) | 89 (60.5) | |
| Yes | - | 25 (30.1) | - | 33 (51.6) | 58 (39.5) | |
aAmong women aged 18–49 years.
bPearson Chi Square.
cModern family planning methods included: male/female sterilization, male/female condoms, intra-uterine device (IUD), pills, injectables, implants, foam/jelly, diaphragm, and emergency contraception.
dEffective modern family planning methods included all the modern methods minus inconsistent condom use.