Table 3. Associations between selected characteristics and using highly effective, non-daily/weekly adherence contraception (LARC and DMPA) among HIV-positive women in care—Medical Monitoring Project, 2013–2014 (N = 654).
Characteristics | Unadjusted/Bivariate analyses | Adjusted/Multivariate analyses | |
---|---|---|---|
PR (95% CI) | APR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Race/Ethnicity | |||
Non-Hispanic black | 1.39 (0.70–2.78) | ||
Non-Hispanic white/Other1 | 1.29 (0.62–2.67) | ||
Hispanic | Reference | ||
Age group at time of interview (years) | < .01 | ||
18–29 | 3.15 (1.79–5.56) | 3.08 (1.61–5.89) | |
30–39 | 2.57 (1.70–3.88) | 2.86 (1.76–4.63) | |
40–44 | Reference | Reference | |
Poverty level** | 0.23 | ||
Above poverty level | Reference | Reference | |
At or below poverty level | 1.29 (0.96–1.74) | 1.29 (0.85–1.97) | |
Received care from OB/GYN in past year | 0.16 | ||
No | 1.19 (0.77–1.84) | 1.44 (0.83–2.51) | |
Yes | Reference | Reference | |
Health insurance coverage | 0.12 | ||
Any private insurance | 1.79 (0.86–3.75) | 2.02 (0.90–4.56) | |
Public insurance only | 2.15 (1.10–4.21) | 2.04 (1.02–4.08) | |
Ryan White coverage only or uninsured | |||
Any history of unplanned pregnancy since HIV diagnosis | |||
1 | Reference | ||
≥ 2 | 1.29 (0.63–2.64) | ||
Had ≥ 2 CD4 or viral load tests in past year | |||
No | Reference | ||
Yes | 1.14 (0.69–1.90) | ||
Prescribed ART in past year | |||
No | 1.33 (0.80–2.20) | ||
Yes | Reference | ||
Used barrier birth control methods in past year | 0.07 | ||
No | Reference | Reference | |
Yes | 1.53 (0.96–2.43) | 1.51 (0.96–2.37) |
Abbreviations: CI = Confidence interval; PR = unadjusted prevalence ratio; APR = Adjusted prevalence ratio; OB/GYN = Obstetrician/Gynecologist; STI = Sexually Transmitted Infection; ART = Antiretroviral medications.
Bold = significant at p < 0.05 level.
1Non-Hispanic white and other women were combined due to small sample sizes. Comparisons showed that the percentages were similar between the two groups.
**Poverty level = based on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines as of 2013; http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/13poverty.shtml.