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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios of fertility desire among married or cohabiting individuals in Rakai, Uganda

From: Determinants of fertility desire among married or cohabiting individuals in Rakai, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Unadjusted prevalence ratio and 95% Confidence Intervals

Adjusted prevalence ratio and 95% Confidence Intervalsa

Sex

 Female

1.00

1.00

 Male

1.22 (1.13, 1.32)

1.19 (1.07, 1.33)

Education

 None

1.00

1.00

 Primary

1.62 (1.28, 2.05)

1.21 (1.01, 1.44)

 Post-primary

1.62 (1.29, 2.05)

1.18 (0.98, 1.41)

HCT receipt in past 12 months

 No HCT

1.00

1.00

 Individual HCT

0.95 (0.83, 1.08)

0.97 (0.87, 1.08)

 Couples’ HCT

1.08 (0.96, 1.23)

1.09 (0.98, 1.41)

Age group

 19–29

1.00

1.00

 30–39

0.72 (0.67, 0.78)

0.82 (0.78, 0.86)

 40+

0.47 (0.40, 0.54)

0.65 (0.60, 0.71)

Number of biological children

 1–2

1.00

1.00

 3–5

0.34 (0.06, 1.81)

1.04 (0.96, 1.12)

 6+

0.08 (0.02, 0.29)

0.88 (0.80, 0.97)

Ideal family size

 0–4

1.0

1.00

 5–8

1.80 (0.74, 0.87)

0.94 (0.86, 1.02)

 9+

0.41 (0.35, 0.47)

0.96 (0.87, 1.06)

Marital duration

 1–2 years

1.00

1.00

 3–4 years

1.10 (0.93, 1.31)

1.02 (0.90, 1.15)

 5+ years

0.79 (0.67, 0.92)

1.03 (0.92, 1.14)

Age at first marriage

  ≤ 18

1.00

1.00

 19–24

1.14 (1.05, 1.25)

0.98 (0.91, 1.07)

 25+

1.20 (1.05, 1.38)

1.05 (0.98, 1.13)

Pregnancy status

 No, not pregnant

1.00

1.00

 Yes, pregnant

0.85 (0.77, 0.94)

1.06 (0.99, 1.13)

HIV status at baseline

 Negative

1.00

1.00

 Positive

0.94 (0.77,1.44)

0.86 (0.78, 0.95)

 Unknown HIV status

1.12 (1.02, 1.24)

1.10 (0.97, 1.23)

Achieved desired family size

 Yes

1.00

1.00

 No

5.09 (4.10, 6.32)

4.34 (3.50, 5.38)

Ever used family planning

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.84 (0.74, 0.95)

0.93 (0.87, 0.99)

  1. aAdjusted for clustering at community level