Table 2.
Correlates of women reporting having used at least one safer conception strategy at the 1-year visit (N =859)
| Unadjusted | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N (%) | OR (95% CI) |
p- value |
OR (95% CI) |
p-value | |
| Female partner’s HIV-status | |||||
| HIV-infected | 175/569 (30.8) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | --- |
| HIV-uninfected | 99/290 (34.1) | 1.17 (0.86–1.58) | 0.3 | 1.26 (0.87–1.80) | 0.220 |
| Male partner’s age | |||||
| <24 years | 44/113 (38.9) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | --- |
| 25–29 years | 60/204 (29.4) | 0.65 (0.40–1.06) | 0.08 | 0.66 (0.35–1.25) | 0.205 |
| 30–34 years | 69/187 (36.9) | 0.92 (0.57–1.48) | 0.7 | 1.61 (0.82–3.15) | 0.165 |
| 35+ years | 101/355 (28.5) | 0.62 (0.40–0.97) | 0.04 | 1.19 (0.60–2.34) | 0.619 |
| Female partner’s age | |||||
| <24 years | 118/307 (38.4) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | --- |
| 25–29 years | 75/238 (31.5) | 0.74 (0.52–1.05) | 0.09 | 0.93 (0.56–1.54) | 0.767 |
| 30–34 years | 43/146 (29.5) | 0.67 (0.44–1.02) | 0.06 | 0.95 (0.51–1.74) | 0.863 |
| 35+ years | 38/168 (22.6) | 0.47 (0.31–0.72) | <0.01 | 0.71 (0.36–1.39) | 0.321 |
| Self-earned income | |||||
| Yes | 148/544 (27.2) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | --- |
| No | 126/315 (40.0) | 1.78 (1.33–2.39) | <0.01 | 2.19 (1.50–3.20) | <0.001 |
| Living children | |||||
| Yes (1+) | 190/672 (28.3) | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | |
| None | 84/187 (44.9) | 2.07 (1.48–2.89) | <0.01 | 2.18 (1.34–3.54) | 0.001 |
| Living children with study partner* | |||||
| Yes (1+) | 108/399 (27.1) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | ||
| None | 166/460 (36.1) | 1.52 (1.13–2.04) | <0.01 | ||
| Unprotected sex with study partner in month prior | |||||
| None | 72/273 (26.4) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | |
| Yes (1+) | 202/586 (34.5) | 1.66 (1.22–2.26) | <0.01 | 1.27 (0.87–1.85) | 0.208 |
| Contraceptive usage | |||||
| Highly effective method | 52/239 (21.8) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | |
| None | 222/620 (35.8) | 2.01 (1.42–2.84) | <0.01 | 1.28 (0.83–1.96) | 0.265 |
| WHO staging | |||||
| Stage 1 | 163/591 (27.6) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | |
| Stage 2 | 111/268 (41.4) | 1.86 (1.37–2.51) | <0.01 | 2.29 (1.57–3.34) | <0.001 |
| CD4 count | |||||
| <250 | 54/187 (28.9) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | ||
| 250–499 | 100/318 (31.5) | 1.13 (0.76–1.68) | 0.5 | ||
| 500+ | 119/352 (33.8) | 1.26 (0.86–1.85) | 0.2 | ||
| Viral load (copies/ul) | |||||
| <50 | 10/43 (23.3) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | ||
| 50–9,999 | 70/197 (35.5) | 1.82 (0.85–3.91) | 0.1 | ||
| 10,000–99,999 | 139/387 (35.9) | 1.85 (0.88–3.87) | 0.1 | ||
| 100,000+ | 54/219 (24.7) | 1.08 (0.50–2.34) | 0.8 | ||
| Perceived risk of HIV transmission | |||||
| None | 74/250 (29.6) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | ||
| Low-Medium | 110/360 (30.6) | 0.95 (0.63–1.46) | 0.9 | ||
| High | 50/118 (42.4) | 1.28 (0.73–2.25) | 0.87 | ||
| Unsure | 40/131 (30.5) | 1.12 (0.64–1.96) | 0.4 | ||
| Fertility desires during the first year | |||||
| None | 24/177 (15.1) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | --- |
| Currently trying/pregnant | 176/366 (48.0) | 5.91 (3.67–9.51) | <0.01 | 7.14 (3.90–13.06) | <0.001 |
| In the future | 74/316 (23.4) | 1.95 (1.18–3.22) | <0.01 | 1.60 (0.91–2.83) | 0.101 |
| Discussed fertility desires with partner | |||||
| No | 39/201 (19.4) | 1.00 (ref.) | --- | 1.00 (ref.) | --- |
| Yes | 235/656 (35.8) | 2.31 (1.58–3.41) | <0.01 | 1.80 (1.13–2.86) | 0.013 |
*
Excluded from multivariate model due to collinearity with the more general living children variable