Table 2.
Bivariable and Multivariable Regression Models Predicting Importance of Fatherhood** among Men Living with HIV (n = 276).
| Predictor variable | Bivariable regression | Multivariable regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% CI) | p | OR | (95% CI) | p | |
| Age (Years) | 1.00 | (0.98, 1.01) | 0.446 | |||
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 1.52 | (1.152.03) | 0.004 | 1.24 | (0.87, 1.75) | 0.235 |
| Gay, Bisexual, 2-Spirit, or Queer (ref) | ||||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| African/Caribbean/Black | 1.57 | (1.12, 2.19) | 0.008 | 1.40 | (0.96, 2.04) | 0.079 |
| Asian/Hispanic/Middle Eastern | 1.15 | (0.73, 1.80) | 0.542 | 1.14 | (0.68, 1.88) | 0.623 |
| Indigenous | 1.21 | (0.76, 1.95) | 0.422 | 1.29 | (0.80, 2.08) | 0.295 |
| White (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Region of Ontario | ||||||
| Toronto | 0.99 | (0.75, 1.32) | 0.947 | |||
| Other (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Birthplace | ||||||
| Africa/Caribbean islands | 1.48 | (1.06, 2.05) | 0.020 | |||
| Asia/Europe/South America | 1.05 | 0.69, 1.59) | 0.832 | |||
| Canada/USA (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Religion | ||||||
| Atheist/Agnostic/None | 0.93 | (0.67, 1.30) | 0.677 | |||
| Indigenous/Buddhist/Muslim/Other | 1.01 | (0.69, 1.48)) | 0.956 | |||
| Christian (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Relationship status | ||||||
| Married/common-law/living with a partner | 1.14 | (0.84, 1.56) | 0.407 | |||
| Single, but in a romantic relationship | 1.03 | (0.67, 1.59) | 0.882 | |||
| Not in a romantic relationship (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Level of education | ||||||
| HS completion or higher | 0.99 | (0.69, 1.42) | 0.972 | |||
| Less than HS completion (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Work/school | ||||||
| Working (FT/PT) | 1.00 | (0.59, 1.69) | 0.989 | |||
| On disability/social assistance/student | 1.14 | (0.70, 1.88) | 0.600 | |||
| Retired/other (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Annual household income | ||||||
| ≥40K | 0.72 | (0.50, 1.04) | 0.080 | 0.86 | (0.58, 1.28) | 0.454 |
| 20K-39K | 1.00 | (0.71, 1.42) | 0.988 | 1.08 | (0.75, 1.55) | 0.695 |
| <20 K (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| In a romantic relationship | ||||||
| Yes | 1.12 | (0.85, 1.49) | 0.418 | |||
| No (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Partner’s HIV status | ||||||
| HIV-negative | 1.13 | (0.80, 1.59) | 0.492 | |||
| HIV-positive/unknown/no partner (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Current contraceptive use | ||||||
| Yes | 1.61 | (1.12, 2.30) | 0.010 | |||
| No | 1.64 | (1.11, 2.41) | 0.012 | |||
| No female partner (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Years since HIV diagnosis | ||||||
| ≤ 5 | 0.96 | (0.63, 1.48) | 0.858 | |||
| 6-10 | 0.90 | (0.58, 1.39) | 0.630 | |||
| 11-15 | 0.92 | (0.61, 1.41) | 0.707 | |||
| 16-20 | 0.86 | (0.56, 1.33) | 0.506 | |||
| >20 (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Currently on ART | ||||||
| Yes | 0.93 | (0.60, 1.43) | 0.732 | |||
| No (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Current CD4 count (cells/mm3) | ||||||
| ≥200 | 0.93 | (0.66, 1.31) | 0.667 | |||
| <200/unknown (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Viral load | ||||||
| Undetectable | 0.94 | (0.67, 1.34) | 0.745 | |||
| Detectable/unknown (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
| Number of children parented (Ever) | ||||||
| ≥3 | 1.62 | (1.10, 2.39) | 0.014 | 1.37 | (0.89, 2.12) | 0.155 |
| 2 | 1.45 | (0.95, 2.21) | 0.086 | 1.34 | (0.86, 2.06) | 0.194 |
| 1 | 1.56 | (1.04, 2.34) | 0.030 | 1.52 | (0.99, 2.32) | 0.055 |
| 0 (ref) | 1.00 | |||||
Note: Backward elimination method was used to identify predictor variables significantly associated with intention to have children.
**Note: “Agree” or “strongly agree” to importance of fatherhood question (“Being a father is important to me”).
Bold values represent variables with p < 0.20 which were candidates for inclusion in the multivariable logistic regression model.