Table 4 Sexual and Reproductive health vs dual contraceptive utilization among HIV women attending ART clinic
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 at first marriage | < 18 | 25 (32.1) | 53 (23.1) | 0.114 |
≥ 18 | 53 (67.9) | 180 (76.9) | ||
Have child | Yes | 63 (80.8) | 209 (89.3) | 0.051 |
No | 15 (19.2) | 25 (10.7) | ||
Number of children (N = 269) | 1–2 | 22 (32.4) | 42 (20.8) | 0.060 |
3–4 | 28 (41.2) | 115 (56.9) | ||
≥ 5 | 18 (26.5) | 45 (22.3) | ||
Desire to have a child in the future | Yes | 41 (52.6) | 95 (40.6) | 0.065 |
No | 37 (47.4) | 139(59.4) | ||
Partners’ desire to have a child in the future | Yes | 42 (53.8) | 103 (44) | 0.132 |
No | 36 (46.2) | 131 (56) | ||
Sexual intercourse within the last 6 months | Yes | 78 (100) | 203 (86.8) | 0.001 |
No | 0 (00) | 31 (13.2) | ||
Sex with whom | Regular partner | 53 (67.9) | 211 (90.2) | 0.0001 |
Multi-sexual partner | 25 (32.1) | 23 (9.8) | ||
Use of condom | Yes | 78 (100) | 69 (29.5) | 0.0001 |
No | 0 (0) | 165 (70.5) | ||
Do you use condom? | Always | 78 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.0001 |
Sometimes | 0 (0) | 47 (20.1) | ||
Never | 0 (0) | 187 (79.9) | ||
Reasons for using condom (N = 125) | To prevent pregnancy | 49 (62.8) | 28 (59.6) | 0.178 |
My partner is HIV positive | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.1) | ||
To reduce viral loads | 4 (5.1) | 9 (19.1) | ||
Fear of other STIs | 9 (11.5) | 3 (6.4) | ||
Just health professional’s advice | 14 (17.9) | 6 (12.8) | ||
Others | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | ||
Initiators of condom use (he/herself or partners’ mutual decision) | Yes | 56 (71.8) | 53 (22.6) | 0.0001 |
No | 22 (28.2) | 181 (77.4) | ||
Reasons for not using contraceptive (N = 70) | I want a child | 0 (0) | 52 (74.3) | 1 |
Fear of side effects | 0 (0) | 4 (5.7) | ||
lack of knowledge | 0 (0) | 7 (10) | ||
Other | 0 (0) | 7 (10) | ||
Stayed with your partner (N = 305) | ≤ 4 years | 3 (4) | 7 (3) | 0.635 |
5–9 years | 23 (30.7) | 69 (30) | ||
10–14 years | 25 (33.3) | 94 (40.9) | ||
> 15 years | 24 (32) | 60 (26) |