Table 1 .
Sample characteristics for the associations between individual, interpersonal and structural factors and ever felt discouraged from wanting to become pregnant, among 218 WLWH of reproductive age at diagnosis, in SHAWNA cohort in Metro Vancouver, Canada (2014‒2016).
| Variable |
Total sample (n = 218) |
Felt discouraged from wanting to become pregnant due to HIV status |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes 54 ( 24.8%) | No 164 (75. 2 %) | ||
| INDIVIDUAL AND BEHAVIOURAL FACTORS | |||
| Age at diagnosis | 30.9 (24.0‒36.5) | 30.0 (25.0‒35.0) | 31.0 (24.0‒37.0) |
| Age at baseline | 45.0 (38.0‒52.0) | 44.0 (37.9‒52.6) | 45.0 (38.4‒52.0) |
| Duration of known HIV infection ( years) | 14.2 (8.10‒20.0) | 15.5 (6.4‒20.7) | 14.0 (8.3‒19.7) |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| Gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, two-spirit | 55 (25.2) | 20 (36.3) | 35 (63.6) |
| Straight | 163 (74.8) | 34 (20.9) | 129 (79.1) |
| Married or common-law partner | 47 (21.6) | 9 (19.1) | 38 (80.9) |
| Not in a married or common-law relationship | 171 (78.4) | 45 (26.3) | 126 (73.7) |
| Indigenous*+ | 120 (55.1) | 27 (22.5) | 93 (77.5) |
| White | 79 (36.2) | 18(22.8) | 61 (77.2) |
| African/ Black/ Caribbean | 10 (4.6) | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) |
| Education: High school graduate* | 99 (45.4) | 25 (25.3) | 74 (74.7) |
| Education: Less than high school education | 118 (54.1) | 29 (53.7) | 89 (54.3) |
| Ever had a l ive birth* | 167 (76.6) | 42 (25.1) | 125 (74.9) |
| Never had a live birth | 49 (22.5) | 12 (24.5) | 37 (75.5) |
| INTERPERSONAL FACTORS | |||
| Have an intimate male partner* | 80 (36.7) | 20 (25.0) | 60 (75.0) |
| Do not have an intimate male partner | 135 (61.9) | 34 (25.2) | 101 (74.8) |
| Physical/ sexual Intimate partner violence ever* | 168 (77.1) | 44 (26.2) | 124 (73.8) |
| Never experienced physical/ sexual intimate partner violence | 46 (21.1) | 8 (17.4) | 38 (82.6) |
| Disclosed HIV status at diagnosis* | 113 (51.8) | 30 (26.5) | 83 (73.5) |
| Did not disclose HIV status at diagnosis | 93 (42.7) | 22 (23.7) | 71 (76.3) |
| STRUCTURAL FACTORS | |||
| HIV disclosure without consent * | 114 (52.3) | 42 (36.8) | 72 (63.2) |
| No HIV disclosure without consent | 100 (45.9) | 12 (12.0) | 88 (88.0) |
| Ever verbally or physically abused because of HIV status * 16 missing | 80 (36.7) | 28 (35.0) | 52 (65.0) |
| Never verbally or physically abused because of HIV status | 122 (56.0) | 25 (20.5) | 97 (79.5) |
| Ever received preconception counseling* | 25 (11.5) | 9 (36.0) | 16 (64.0) |
| Never received preconception counseling | 190 (87.2) | 45 (23.7) | 145 (76.3) |
| Ever accessed women-specific HIV services | 109 (50.0) | 30 (27.5) | 79 (72.5) |
| Never accessed women-specific HIV services | 109 (50.0) | 24 (22.0) | 85 (78.0) |
*
Variable has missing responses at baseline
+
Indigenous peoples of Canada: First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. The Indigenous peoples of Canada represent diverse cultures and languages however, for the purposes of this analysis Indigenous was used to refer to these groups collectively