Clinical Study

Contraceptive Use and Associated Factors among Women Enrolling into HIV Care in Southwestern Uganda

Table 2

Use of any contraception among women enrolling at ISS Clinic, Mbarara Uganda, during 2009, by demographic and behavioral characteristics ( ).

Use of any contraception* Adjusted Odds Ratio**95% Confidence Interval
No,
(%)
Yes,
(%)

All596 (72.2)230 (27.8)
Demographics
Age at enrollment (years)
 18–24148 (70.1)63 (29.9)1.00
 25–29148 (71.8)58 (28.2)0.83(0.51, 1.34)
 30–35163 (69.7)71 (30.3)0.89(0.55, 1.43)
 36–49137 (78.3)38 (21.7)0.49(0.28, 0.86)
Education
 Primary level331 (73.1)122 (26.9)1.00
 Secondary93 (62.8)55 (37.2)1.71(1.10, 2.67)
 Tertiary46 (71.9)18 (28.1)0.91(0.44, 1.88)
 Missing126 (78.3)35 (21.7)0.80(0.51, 1.26)
Marital status
 Married251 (63.1)147 (36.9)1.00
 Previously married (separated, divorced,279 (80.2)69 (19.8)0.50(0.30, 0.82)
 or widowed)
 Not married62 (82.7)13 (17.3)0.39(0.18, 0.83)
Tribe
 Nkole436 (73.2)160 (26.8)1.00
 Kiga52 (64.2)29 (35.8)1.52(0.89, 2.61)
 Other80 (73.4)29 (26.6)1.14(0.67, 1.93)
 Missing28 (70.0)12 (30.0)0.84(0.39, 1.82)
Religion
 Catholic181 (73.6)65 (26.4)1.00
 Protestant300 (71.6)119 (28.4)1.07(0.73, 1.57)
 Muslim60 (72.3)23 (27.7)0.89(0.47, 1.70)
 Other16 (72.7)6 (27.3)1.16(0.40, 3.37)
 Missing39 (69.6)17 (30.4)1.38(0.69, 2.75)
Monthly income (USH)
 <100,000417 (72.5)158 (27.5)1.00
 100,000–250,00050 (68.5)23 (31.5)1.16(0.64, 2.11)
 >250,0006 (37.5)10 (62.5)4.80(1.48, 15.61)
 Missing123 (75.9)39 (24.1)0.94(0.61, 1.47)
HIV status of spouse/partner
 Positive183 (64.7)100 (35.3)1.00
 Negative9 (42.9)12 (57.1)1.80(0.69, 4.72)
 Unknown40 (56.3)31 (43.7)1.27(0.71, 2.27)
 N/A: no spouse343 (80.7)82 (19.3)
 Missing21 (80.8)5 (19.2)0.43(0.15, 1.26)
HIV status disclosure
 Disclosed to spouse/partner202 (64.5)111 (35.5)1.00
 Disclosed to someone other than spouse/partner259 (78.3)72 (21.8)0.93(0.56, 1.54)
 No disclosure reported135 (74.2)47 (25.8)0.86(0.53, 1.40)
Health status
 WHO clinical stage
 Stage 1 or 2365 (69.4)161 (30.6)1.00
 Stage 3 or 4157 (78.5)43 (21.5)0.72(0.47, 1.10)
 Missing74 (74.0)26 (26.0)0.90(0.53, 1.51)
CD4 count
 >500139 (67.8)66 (32.2)1.00
 351–50078 (67.8)37 (32.2)1.19(0.70, 2.03)
 201–350111 (74.5)38 (25.5)0.85(0.51, 1.42)
 >200161 (73.5)58 (26.5)0.93(0.58, 1.50)
 Missing107 (77.5)31 (22.5)0.71(0.41, 1.24)
Number of living biological children
 0 children33 (84.6)6 (15.4)1.00
 1-2 children143 (68.8)65 (31.2)2.62(0.99, 6.96)
 3 or more children112 (60.2)74 (39.8)4.26(1.54, 11.75)
 Missing308 (78.4)85 (21.6)1.84(0.70, 4.84)

*Any contraception refers to self-reported use of one or more of the methods of contraception in Table 1.
**Estimates from logistic regression adjusting for all other variables in the table.