Research Article

Determinants of Fertility Desire among Women Living with HIV in the Childbearing Age Attending Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Case-Control Study

Table 1

Bivariate analysis of sociodemographic and economic characteristics of women living with HIV attending ART at Jimma University Medical Center, 2019 ().

VariablesCategoryCases ()
No. (%)
Controls ()
No. (%)
COR (95% CI) values

Age15-2438 (33.1)31 (13.5)5.9 (3.0-11.4)0.001
25-3455 (47.8)92 (40.2)2.9 (1.6-5.1)0.001
35-4922 (19.1)106 (46.3)1
ResidenceUrban87 (75.7)185 (80.8)10.27
Rural28 (24.3)44 (19.2)0.7 (0.4-1.3)
ReligionOrthodox54 (47.0)101 (44.1)1
Muslim36 (31.3)77 (33.6)0.9 (0.5-1.5)0.610
Protestant21 (18.2)44 (19.2)0.9 (0.5-1.6)0.718
Others4 (3.5)7 (3.1)1.1 (0.3-3.1)0.918
EthnicityOromo56 (48.7)116 (50.7)1
Amhara34 (29.6)56 (24.4)1.2 (0.7-2.1)0.399
Keffa12 (10.4)33 (14.4)0.7 (0.4-1.6)0.449
Others13 (11.3)24 (10.5)1.1 (0.5-2.4)0.762
Marital statusSingle28 (24.3)45 (19.7)1
Married53 (46.1)111 (48.5)0.8 (0.4-1.4)0.366
Divorced11 (9.6)25 (10.9)0.7 (0.3-1.6)0.425
Widowed11 (9.6)23 (10.0)0.7 (0.3-1.5)0.381
Separated12 (10.4)25 (10.9)0.9 (0.3-2.5)0.866
Educational levelCannot read & write9 (7.8)19 (8.3)1.3 (0.5-3.3)0.542
Read & write25 (21.7)54 (23.6)1.4 (0.7-2.6)0.362
Elementary28 (24.4)61 (26.6)1.3 (0.7-2.6)0.335
Secondary24 (20.9)49 (21.4)1.4 (0.6-2.5)0.463
Tertiary29 (25.2)46 (20.1)1
OccupationHousewife30 (26.0)53 (23.1)1
Unemployed10 (8.7)28 (12.2)0.6 (0.3-1.5)0.288
Daily labor13 (11.3)34 (14.8)0.7 (0.3-1.5)0.324
Merchant17 (14.8)43 (13.8)0.7 (0.3-1.4)0.327
Govt. employee31 (27.0)39 (17.0)1.4 (0.7-2.7)0.306
Private business14 (12.2)32 (14.1)0.8 (0.4-1.8)0.513
Household wealth indexPoor43 (37.4)71 (31.0)1
Medium33 (28.6)84 (36.7)0.6 (0.4-1.1)0.125
Good39 (33.9)74 (32.3)0.9 (0.5-1.5)0.615

Key: value < 0.25; 1 = reference category.