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Table 2 Associations between fertility indicators and condomless sex during peak fertility days (N = 52 women)

From: Use of fertility awareness methods as a component of safer conception for women in HIV-serodifferent relationships in Kenya

 

Days with condomless sex/days with indicated fertility (%)

Days with condomless sex/ days without indicated fertility (%)

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

OR

p-value

OR

p-value

95% CI

 

95% CI

 

Peak fertility (N = 752)

 No menstruation

202/720 (28.1%)

4/30 (13.3%)

3.72

0.13

1.37

0.76

   

0.67, 20.57

 

0.17, 10.78

 

 OPK+

45/99 (45.5%)

104/400 (26.0%)

2.85

< 0.0001

2.07

0.02

   

1.78, 4.58

 

1.11, 3.86

 

 Cervical mucus+

79/181 (43.7%)

115/511 (22.5%)

3.08

< 0.0001

2.25

0.004

   

2.0, 4.76

 

1.30, 3.90

 

Peak fertility ± 2 days (N = 1470)

 No menstruation

323/1395 (23.2%)

4/72 (5.6%)

8.01

0.0086

3.01

0.13

   

1.70, 37.80

 

0.72, 12.49

 

 OPK

68/156 (43.6%)

170/767 (22.2%)

2.86

< 0.0001

2.09

0.0059

   

1.90, 4.20

 

1.24, 3.53

 

 Cervical mucus

118/321 (36.8%)

191/1018 (18.8%)

2.64

< 0.0001

2.09

0.0003

   

1.84, 3.80

 

1.40, 3.13

 
  1. Bolded font indicates statistical significance at alpha = 0.05 level
  2. aAdjusted for all other SMS predictors, respectively