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. 2016 Jan 16;16:44. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2498-3

Table 2.

Univariable and multivariable-adjusted analysis of factors associated with current pregnancy reported being unintended among pregnant and postpartum adult women enrolled in a prospective observational cohort study in Botswana, 2010-2012

Current pregnancy unintended Univariable Models Full Multivariable Model
N (%)a OR (95 % CI) P* OR (95 % CI) P*
Exposure of interest
Maternal knowledge of HIV status prior to becoming pregnant 0.01 0.02
 Known to be HIV-uninfected 168 (40 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 HIV status unknown 107 (26 %) 1.77 (1.27, 2.47) 1.71 (1.18, 2.47)
 Known to be HIV-infected 141 (34 %) 1.60 (1.18, 2.16) 1.30 (0.91, 1.86)
Demographics
Location 0.80 0.89
 Mochudi 172 (41 %) 0.97 (0.74, 1.26) 0.98 (0.71, 1.35)
 Gaborone 244 (59 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Age, in years 0.07 0.02
 18 to 24 years 146 (35 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 25 to 29 years 104 (25 %) 0.79 (0.65, 1.09) 0.62 (0.41, 0.94)
 30 to 34 years 88 (21 %) 0.82 (0.58, 1.17) 0.43 (0.26, 0.70)
 25 to 39 years 56 (13 %) 1.35 (0.87, 2.11) 0.57 (0.31, 1.06)
 40 years and older 22 (5 %) 1.45 (0.75, 2.80) 0.42 (0.18, 1.00)
Relationship status <0.0001 <0.0001
 Married 25 (6 %) 0.76 (0.45, 1.27) 0.71 (0.39, 1.28)
 Not in a serious relationship 48 (12 %) 6.57 (3.26, 13.24) 7.18 (3.31, 15.59)
 Not married, but living together 101 (24 %) 1.00 (0.74, 1.36) 0.90 (0.63, 1.28)
 Not married and not living together 242 (58 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Socioeconomic factors
Education 0.0002 0.22
 None or primary 60 (14 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Junior secondary 196 (47 %) 0.44 (0.28, 0.70) 0.60 (0.35, 1.01)
 Senior secondary 116 (28 %) 0.42 (0.26, 0.68) 0.72 (0.40, 1.31)
 Tertiary 43 (10 %) 0.30 (0.17, 0.53) 0.61 (0.31, 1.21)
Employment 0.004 0.003
 Employed 168 (40 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Unemployed and looking for work 132 (32 %) 1.58 (1.15, 2.17) 1.02 (0.58, 1.79)
 Unemployed but not looking for work 116 (28 %) 0.93 (0.68, 1.27) 0.54 (0.31, 0.95)
Incomeb 0.15 0.24
 None 264 (63 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 <$57 per month 27 (6 %) 1.37 (0.77, 2.45) 0.81 (0.39, 1.67)
 >$113 per month 58 (14 %) 0.75 (0.53, 1.07) 0.72 (0.39, 1.32)
 $57 to $113 per month 67 (16 %) 0.79 (0.55, 1.14) 0.52 (0.27, 0.99)
Household size 0.02 0.05
 0 to 4 people 101 (24 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 5 to 6 people 92 (22 %) 1.47 (1.02, 2.13) 1.59 (1.07, 2.36)
 7 to 9 people 102 (25 %) 1.55 (1.08, 2.22) 1.62 (1.07, 2.45)
 10 or more people 119 (29 %) 1.69 (1.19, 2.40) 1.52 (1.02, 2.29)
Television or car in the household
 No 159 (39 %) 0.68 (0.52, 0.90) 0.01 0.85 (0.63, 1.16) 0.31
 Yes 253 (61 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Reproductive history
Total number of prior pregnancies including current pregnancy <0.0001 <0.0001
 1 110 (26 %) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 2 103 (25 %) 1.00 (0.71, 1.40) 1.56 (1.04, 2.34)
 3 91 (22 %) 1.83 (1.25, 2.68) 3.45 (2.07, 5.75)
 4 or more 112 (27 %) 2.40 (1.65, 3.48) 4.76 (2.62, 8.65)
Any child died before age 5 years 41 (10 %) 0.99 (0.65, 1.53) 0.97 0.57 (0.34, 0.94) 0.03

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

*Global Wald χ2 P-values

aColumn percentage (values may not sum to 100 % due to rounding)

bBotswana pula were converted to US dollars based on a rate of 8.87 pula per US$1