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Table 1 The association between socio-demographic characteristics and current practice of family planning method(s) among HIV-infected fecund women

From: Family planning use among women living with HIV: knowing HIV positive status helps - results from a national survey

Characteristics

Total number (Column %)

Current practice of any FP

P-value*

 

Yes (Row %)

No (Row %)

Age group in years

     
 

15–24

77 (15.7)

43 (55.8)

34 (44.2)

0.63

 

25–34

220 (45.0)

109 (49.5)

111 (50.5)

 
 

35–49

192 (39.3)

99 (51.6)

93 (48.4)

 
 

Mean (SD): 32.1 (7.3)

    

Education

     
 

No education

73 (14.9)

29 (39.7)

44 (60.3)

0.09

 

Primary

312 (63.8)

165 (52.9)

147 (47.1)

 
 

Secondary & above

104 (21.3)

57 (54.8)

47 (45.2)

 

Marital status

     
 

Married/Cohabiting

351 (71.8)

190 (54.1)

161 (45.9)

0.05

 

Others

138 (28.2)

61 (44.2)

77 (55.8)

 

Region

     
 

Northern

67 (13.7)

42 (62.7)

25 (37.3)

0.09

 

Central

109 (22.3)

50 (45.9)

59 (54.1)

 
 

Southern

313 (64.0)

159 (50.8)

154 (49.2)

 

Residence

     
 

Urban

127 (26.0)

60 (47.2)

67 (52.8)

0.30

 

Rural

362 (74.0)

191 (52.8)

171 (47.2)

 

Currently working

     
 

Yes

329 (67.3)

168 (51.1)

161 (48.9)

0.92

 

No

160 (32.7)

83 (51.9)

77 (48.1)

 

Wealth index

     
 

Poorest

64 (13.1)

35 (54.7)

29 (45.3)

0.42

 

Poorer

77 (15.7)

38 (49.4)

39 (50.6)

 
 

Middle

82 (16.8)

35 (42.7)

47 (57.3)

 
 

Richer

109 (22.3)

61 (56.0)

48 (44.0)

 
 

Richest

157 (32.1)

82 (52.2)

75 (47.8)

 
  1. *Chi-Square test