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. 2017 Jan 10;14:2. doi: 10.1186/s12978-016-0272-3

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios of fertility desire among married or cohabiting individuals in Rakai, Uganda

Variable Unadjusted prevalence ratio and 95% Confidence Intervals Adjusted prevalence ratio and 95% Confidence Intervalsa
Sex
 Female 1.00 1.00
 Male 1.22 (1.13, 1.32) 1.19 (1.07, 1.33)
Education
 None 1.00 1.00
 Primary 1.62 (1.28, 2.05) 1.21 (1.01, 1.44)
 Post-primary 1.62 (1.29, 2.05) 1.18 (0.98, 1.41)
HCT receipt in past 12 months
 No HCT 1.00 1.00
 Individual HCT 0.95 (0.83, 1.08) 0.97 (0.87, 1.08)
 Couples’ HCT 1.08 (0.96, 1.23) 1.09 (0.98, 1.41)
Age group
 19–29 1.00 1.00
 30–39 0.72 (0.67, 0.78) 0.82 (0.78, 0.86)
 40+ 0.47 (0.40, 0.54) 0.65 (0.60, 0.71)
Number of biological children
 1–2 1.00 1.00
 3–5 0.34 (0.06, 1.81) 1.04 (0.96, 1.12)
 6+ 0.08 (0.02, 0.29) 0.88 (0.80, 0.97)
Ideal family size
 0–4 1.0 1.00
 5–8 1.80 (0.74, 0.87) 0.94 (0.86, 1.02)
 9+ 0.41 (0.35, 0.47) 0.96 (0.87, 1.06)
Marital duration
 1–2 years 1.00 1.00
 3–4 years 1.10 (0.93, 1.31) 1.02 (0.90, 1.15)
 5+ years 0.79 (0.67, 0.92) 1.03 (0.92, 1.14)
Age at first marriage
  ≤ 18 1.00 1.00
 19–24 1.14 (1.05, 1.25) 0.98 (0.91, 1.07)
 25+ 1.20 (1.05, 1.38) 1.05 (0.98, 1.13)
Pregnancy status
 No, not pregnant 1.00 1.00
 Yes, pregnant 0.85 (0.77, 0.94) 1.06 (0.99, 1.13)
HIV status at baseline
 Negative 1.00 1.00
 Positive 0.94 (0.77,1.44) 0.86 (0.78, 0.95)
 Unknown HIV status 1.12 (1.02, 1.24) 1.10 (0.97, 1.23)
Achieved desired family size
 Yes 1.00 1.00
 No 5.09 (4.10, 6.32) 4.34 (3.50, 5.38)
Ever used family planning
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 0.84 (0.74, 0.95) 0.93 (0.87, 0.99)

aAdjusted for clustering at community level