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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in determinants of dual contraceptive utilization among HIV positive women

From: Dual contraceptives and associated predictors in HIV positive women: a case–control study

Variables

Categories

Cases N = 78 (%)

Controls N = 234 (%)

P-value

Age (in years)

18 to 29

33 (42.3)

73 (31.2)

0.125

30 to 39

38 (48.7)

129 (55.1)

40 to 49

7 (9)

32 (13.7)

Ethnicity

Hadiya

49 (62.8)

162 (69.2)

0.102

Gurage

6 (7.7)

17 (7.3)

Amharic

10 (12.8)

10 (4.3)

Kembata

9 (11.5)

21 (9)

Silte

3 (3.8)

17 (7.3)

Others*

1 (1.3)

7 (3)

Religion

Protestant

55 (70.5)

150 (64.1)

0.035

Orthodox

19 (24.4)

47 (20.1)

Muslim

4 (5.1)

30 (12.8)

Catholic

0 (0)

7 (3)

Educational Status

Can’t read and write

13 (16.7)

49 (19.9)

0.062

Can read and write(no grade)

10 (12.8)

41 (17.5)

Primary school (1–8)

23 (29.5)

89 (38)

Secondary school (9–12)

24 (30.8)

41 (17.5)

Colleges and Above

8 (10.3)

14 (6)

Occupational Status

House Wife

39 (50)

166 (70.9)

0.001

Merchant

12 (15.4)

33 (14.1)

Government Employee

15 (19.2)

14 (6)

Daily Laborer

6 (7.7)

15 (6.4)

Others**

6 (7.7)

6 (2.6)

Residence

Urban

71 (91)

188 (83)

0.030

Rural

7 (9)

46 (17)

Husband use to substance (N = 87)

Alcohols

10 (12.8)

28 (12)

0.041

Chat

19 (24.4)

27 (11.5)

Cigarette

1 (1.3)

2 (0.9)

Wealth index

Poorest

20 (25.6)

50 (21.4)

0.723

Poor

20 (25.6)

49 (20.9)

Medium

16 (20.5)

62 (26.5)

Rich

13 (16.7)

43 (18.4)

Richest

9 (11.5)

30 (12.8)

  1. *corresponds to other ethnicities: Halaba (N=3), Wolaita (N=2) and Tigray (N=3)
  2. **corresponds to non-government employee (N=11)