Table 5.

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression to identify associations with perceived partner desire to have a child among urban youth, n=371. An OR > 1 indicates the variable is associated with a greater likelihood of reporting pregnancy desires, while an OR <1 indicates a lower likelihood of reporting pregnancy desires.

	Perceived Partner Desire for a Child
Variable	OR (95% CI), p	aOR (95% CI), p
Age
20-24 yrs	0.80 (.52-1.2), 0.32	0.64 (.36-1.1), 0.14
15-19yrs (reference)
Childless	0.67 (.43-1.05), 0.08	0.66 (.36-1.2), 0.17
Relationship status
Living together or married	2.51 (.93-6.7), 0.069	2.15 (.73-6.4), 0.17
Single (reference)
Race
Caucasian	0.27 (.13-.57), 0.001	0.23 (.09-.56), 0.001*
African American (reference)
HIV-infected status	2.71 (1.1-6.7), 0.030	3.52 (1.2-10.4), .023*
Childbearing Motivations
Positive	1.71 (1.2-2.4), .002	1.61 (1.1-2.4), 0.016*
Negative	0.74 (.57- .97), 0.032	0.91 (.67-1.2), 0.53
Want to have a child	2.25 (1.25-4.1), 0.007	2.25 (1.1-4.6), 0.024*

Analyses restricted only to female youth reporting a current or very recent partner (334 HIV-uninfected and 37 HIV-infected).