Table 2.
Factors significantly associated with fertility desires among WLHIV in Kenya
| Fertility desire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Did not want another child, N = 167 (%) | Wanted another child, N = 67 (%) | χ 2 p-value | AOR [95% CI] |
| Group | ||||
| Central Province | 143 (70) | 61 (30) | 0.263 | |
| Eastern Province | 24 (80) | 6 (20) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Up to primary | 145 (75) | 49 (25) | 0.012 | 1.00 |
| Above primary | 22 (55) | 18 (45) | 0.84 [0.27, 2.62] | |
| Breadwinner status | ||||
| Herself | 64 (81) | 15 (19) | 0.007 | 1.00 |
| Partner | 96 (61) | 43 (39) | 2.69 [0.92, 7.89] | |
| Other | 7 (44) | 9 (56) | 19.21 [2.81, 131.33]* | |
| Breadwinner occupation | ||||
| Unemployed & Regular | 161 (75) | 53 (25) | <0.001 | 1.00 |
| Professional | 6 (30) | 14 (70) | 2.59 [0.54, 12.46] | |
| Has health insurance | ||||
| No | 148 (75) | 49 (25) | 0.003 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 19 (51) | 18 (49) | 2.03 [0.73, 5.69] | |
| Can raise KSh1000 for emergency | ||||
| Easy to | 24 (56) | 19 (44) | 0.013 | 1.00 |
| Difficult to | 143 (75) | 48 (25) | 0.68 [0.24, 1.90] | |
| Number of living children | ||||
| 1 child | 10 (29) | 25 (71) | <0.001 | 1.00 |
| 2 children | 55 (66) | 28 (34) | 0.30 [0.07, 1.25] | |
| 3 children | 51 (84) | 10 (16) | 0.37 [0.07, 1.98] | |
| > 3 children | 47 (94) | 3 (4) | 0.17 [0.02, 1.78] | |
| Partner desires same number children | ||||
| No | 15 (56) | 12 (44) | 0.001 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 88 (74) | 31 (26) | 0.41 [0.13, 1.31] | |
| Has no partner | 43 (88) | 6 (12) | 0.15 [0.03, 0.75]** | |
| Don’t know | 17 (50) | 17 (50) | 0.80 [0.21, 3.06] | |
| Parity balance | ||||
| More children than number desired | 33 (92) | 3 (8) | <0.001 | 1.00 |
| Desired number of children fulfilled | 82 (91) | 8 (9) | 0.70 [0.14, 3.49] | |
| Less children than number desired | 52 (48) | 56 (52) | 6.33 [1.17, 34.37]† | |
| Number of previous pregnancies | ||||
| Once | 10 (37) | 17 (63) | <0.001 | 1.00 |
| Two times | 46 (61) | 30 (39) | 2.41 [0.44, 13.36] | |
| Three times | 45 (82) | 10 (18) | 0.78 [0.12, 4.89] | |
| More than three times | 66 (87) | 10 (13) | 1.20 [0.17, 8.58] | |
*p = 0.002; **p = 0.021 † p = 0.032; some percentages may not add up to exactly 100% due to rounding; AOR = adjusted odds ratio