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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet HIV. 2015 Oct 22;2(11):e474–e482. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(15)00184-8

Table 2.

Pregnancy incidence per 100 women-years, grouped by contraceptive method and antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen combinations

Contraceptive method and ART regimen combinations Number of pregnancies Women-years of follow-up Unadjusted pregnancy rate§ per 100 women- years (95% CI) Adjusted pregnancy rate# per 100 women- years (95% CI) Adjusted pregnancy rate ratios# per 100 women-years (95% CI)
Implant 86 3047 3.0 (2.3–3.6)* 1.4 (1.1–1.8)**
 Nevirapine-based ART 34 1648 2.2 (1.4–2.9) 1.1 (0.72–1.5) Ref.
 Efavirenz-based ART 21 375 5.8 (3.3–8.4) 3.3 (1.8–4.8) 3.0 (1.3–4.6)
 Lopinavir/ritonavir-based ART 2 126 1.7 (0–4.1) 0.95 (0–2.3) 0.86 (0–2.1)
 No ART 29 897 3.4 (2.1–4.6) 1.3 (0.82–1.8) 1.2 (0.60–1.8)
Depomedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) 631 7406 8.9 (8.2–9.6)* 4.3 (3.7–4.9)**
 Nevirapine-based ART 320 3983 8.4 (7.5–9.3) 4.5 (3.7–5.2) Ref.
 Efavirenz-based ART 76 842 9.4 (7.3–11.5) 5.4 (4.0–6.8) 1.2 (0.91–1.5)
 Lopinavir/ritonavir-based ART 20 299 7.2 (4.1–10.3) 4.5 (2.5–6.5) 1.0 (0.56–1.5)
 No ART 215 2275 9.8 (8.5–11.0) 3.9 (3.2–4.6) 0.87 (0.72–1.0)
Combined oral contraceptives or oral contraceptive pills (COCs or OCPs) 95 850 11.7 (9.4–14.1)* 5.8 (4.5–7.2)**
 Nevirapine-based ART 46 443 10.9 (7.8–14.0) 5.8 (4.0–7.6) Ref.
 Efavirenz-based ART 17 115 15.4 (8.2–22.6) 9.3 (4.6–14.0) 1.6 (0.69–2.5)
 Lopinavir/ritonavir-based ART 4 32 15.4 (0.54–30.2) 7.6 (0.18–14.9) 1.3 (0–2.6)
 No ART 28 260 11.1 (6.9–15.3) 4.7 (2.9–6.6) 0.81 (0.43–1.2)
Other more effective contraception (IUDs, permanent) 17 1327 1.3 (0.69–1.9)* 1.1 (0.56–1.6)**
 Nevirapine-based ART 8 767 1.1 (0.33–1.8) 0.92 (0.28–1.6) Ref.
 Efavirenz-based ART 2 217 0.93 (0–2.2) 0.93 (0–2.2) 1.0 (0–2.6)
 Lopinavir/ritonavir-based ART 1 68 1.6 (0–4.6) 1.7 (0–5.1) 1.9 (0–5.8)
 No ART 6 273 2.3 (0.47–4.1) 1.5 (0.29–2.7) 1.6 (0–3.3)
Less effective contraception (condoms, “natural” methods) 1739 14028 13.1 (12.5–13.7)* 5.6 (4.6–6.6)**
 Nevirapine-based ART 957 8113 12.5 (11.7–13.3) 5.7 (4.7–6.8) Ref.
 Efavirenz-based ART 202 2077 10.1 (8.7–11.5) 5.4 (4.2–6.5) 0.94 (0.79–1.1)
 Lopinavir/ritonavir-based ART 67 570 12.7 (9.7–15.7) 6.6 (4.7–8.5) 1.2 (0.87–1.4)
 No ART 513 3262 16.6 (15.1–18.0) 5.4 (4.4–6.5) 0.95 (0.84–1.1)
No contraceptive method 762 10837 7.4 (6.8–7.9)* 4.8 (3.9–5.8)**
 Nevirapine-based ART 351 5681 6.5 (5.8–7.2) 4.7 (3.7–5.6) Ref.
 Efavirenz-based ART 98 2111 4.8 (3.8–5.7) 4.0 (3.0–5.1) 0.86 (0.67–1.1)
 Lopinavir/ritonavir-based ART 29 480 6.4 (4.0–8.8) 5.2 (3.0–7.4) 1.1 (0.68–1.6)
 No ART 284 2555 11.6 (10.2–13.0) 5.3 (4.2–6.5) 1.1 (0.96–1.3)
Overall 3,330 37,495 8.9 (8.69.2)
§

Stratified rates by ART regimen calculated with an unadjusted Poisson model that included an interaction term between contraceptive method and ART regimen.

#

Stratified rates by ART regimen calculated with an adjusted Poisson model that included an interaction term between contraceptive method and ART regimen and covariates adjusted for included age, educational attainment, marital status, number of living children, HIV-positive status disclosure to partner, and time-dependent covariates of percent use of condoms, body mass index (BMI), World Health Organization (WHO) stage, CD4 cell count, and use of anti-tuberculosis medications during the observation period.

*

Unadjusted rates by contraceptive method calculated with an unadjusted Poisson model without ART regimen or an interaction term between contraceptive method and ART regimen.

**

Adjusted rates by contraceptive method calculated with ART regimen (but not an interaction term between contraceptive method and ART regimen) and covariates adjusted for included age, educational attainment, marital status, number of living children, HIV-positive status disclosure to partner, and time-dependent covariates of percent use of condoms, body mass index (BMI), World Health Organization (WHO) stage, CD4 cell count, and use of anti-tuberculosis medications during the observation period.

Seven pregnancies occurred in observations where the contraceptive method was missing (in seven different women).