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Table 6 Correlates of use of safer conception methods

From: Knowledge and correlates of use of safer conception methods among HIV-infected women attending HIV care in Uganda

Distribution of women, in HIV care, aged 15–49 who report that they have ever used any safer conception methods (TUI, MSI, PrEP) to reduce HIV transmission by selected background characteristics

Background characteristic

Bivariate

Multivariate

PR(95% CI)

p-value

PR(95% CI)

p-value

Age

 15–19

Ref

   

 20–24

0.888 (0.402,1.961)

0.769

  

 25–29

0.826 (0.379,1.801)

0.631

  

 30–39

0.809 (0.375, 1.746)

0.589

  

 40–49

0.803 (0.329, 1.958)

0.629

  

Region

 Northern

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Kampala

0.424 (0.281,0.640)

0.001

0.489 (0.314,0.764)

0.002

 Central

0.716 (0.498,1.028)

0.070

0.818 (0.567,1.179)

0.282

 Eastern

0.236 (0.143,0.391)

0.001

0.244 (0.147,0.405)

0.001

 Western

0.709 (0.513,0.982)

0.039

0.726 (0.518,1.017)

0.063

Health Facility Level

 Hospital

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Health Center IV

1.076 (0.769,1.506)

0.667

1.159 (0.828,1.622)

0.390

 Health Center III

1.136 (0.818,1.578)

0.446

1.274 (0.917,1.772)

0.149

 Health Center II

0.736 (0.386,1.402)

0.351

1.143 (0.579,2.254)

0.700

 Private Health Unit

0.249 (0.036,1.752)

0.163

0.301 (0.041,2.213)

0.238

 Others

3.849 (1.579,9.385)

0.003

2.578 (1.001,6.635)

0.050

Religion

 Catholic

Ref

   

 Anglican / Protestant

1.259 (0.942,1.682)

0.119

  

 Moslem

0.802 (0.516,1.246)

0.326

  

 Pentecostal / Born Again Evangelical

0.996 (0.649,1.531)

0.987

  

 SDA

0.248 (0.035,1.732)

0.160

  

 Others

1.487 (0.246,9.013)

0.666

  

ART

 No

Ref

   

 Yes

3.775 (0.546,26.110)

0.178

  

Duration on ART

 0

Ref

   

 1

1.325 (0.767,2.288)

0.313

  

 2

1.479 (0.874,2.501)

0.144

  

 3+

1.474 (0.929,2.338)

0.100

  

Marital status

 Married

Ref

   

 Not married

1.177 (0.883,1.569)

0.266

  

Disclosed HIV status to partner

 No

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Yes

3.416 (1.776,6.570)

0.001

2.613 (1.308,5.221)

0.007

Partner’s HIV Status

 Positive

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Negative

1.426 (1.076,1.889)

0.013

1.637 (1.236,2.168)

0.001

 Don’t know

0.583 (0.392,0.866)

0.008

0.906 (0.595,1.380)

0.646

Partner ART status

 Yes

Ref

   

 No

1.408 (0.812,2.439)

0.223

  

 Don’t know

0.685 (0.227,2.063)

0.501

  

Education

 No education

Ref

   

 Primary

1.056 (0.710,1.570)

0.788

  

 Secondary

0.877 (0.561,1.372)

0.566

  

 More than secondary

1.206 (0.555,2.622)

0.636

  

Number of biological children

 0

Ref

   

 1

1.086 (0.683,1.726)

0.727

  

 2

1.047 (0.694,1.581)

0.826

  

 3

0.685 (0.416,1.128)

0.137

  

 4+

1.096 (0.756,1.589)

0.629

  

Pregnant with an intended pregnancy or intends to have a child in two years

 Yes

Ref

   

 No

1.102 (0.768, 1.583)

0.597

  

General awareness of Safer Conception

 No

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Yes

1.838 (1.238,2.727)

0.03

2.953 (1.968,4.430)

< 0.001

Knowledge of any one Safer Conception method

 No

Ref

   

 Yes

0.977(0.747, 1.279)

0.868

  

Knowledge Categories of Safer Conception

 Knew only one method

Ref

   

 Knew two methods

1.126 (0.798,1.590)

0.497

  

 Knew three to four methods

0.733 (0.461, 1.168)

0.192

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