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 5

Multivariable analysis of factors associated with fertility desire among women living with HIV attending ART in Jimma University Medical Center, 2019 ().

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

Age15-2438 (33.1)31 (13.5)5.9 (3.0-11.4)4.1 (2.0-8.4)<0.001
25-3455 (47.8)92 (40.2)2.9 (1.6-5.1)2.3 (1.3-4.2)0.005
35-4922 (19.1)106 (46.3)11
Household wealth indexPoor43 (37.4)71 (31.0)11
Medium33 (28.6)84 (36.7)0.6 (0.4-1.1)0.7 (0.4-1.2)0.206
Good39 (33.9)74 (32.3)0.9 (0.5-1.5)0.9 (0.5-1.6)0.715
History of sexual violenceYes40 (34.8)52 (22.7)1.8 (1.1-3.0)0.9 (0.4-1.6)0.764
No75 (65.2)173 (73.3)11
Family supportYes82 (71.3)126 (55.0)2.0 (1.3-3.3)1.0 (0.5-2.0)0.913
No33 (28.7)103 (45.0)11
Pressure from family to have childrenYes57 (49.6)77 (33.6)1.9 (1.2-3.0)0.8 (0.4-1.6)0.588
No58 (50.4)152 (66.4)11
Sexually activeYes86 (76.0)139 (61.2)2.0 (1.2-3.3)0.8 (0.3-1.9)0.629
No27 (24.0)88 (38.8)11
Sexual partner currentlyYes81 (71.7)110 (48.5)2.7 (1.7-4.4)1.9 (1.1-3.2)0.015
No32 (28.3)117 (51.5)11
Viral loadTND78 (67.8)131 (57.2)1.6 (0.9-3.1)1.3 (0.6-2.7)0.498
<2021 (18.3)54 (23.6)1.1 (0.5-2.3)1.1 (0.4-2.5)0.875
>2016 (13.9)44 (19.2)11
CD4 count<35025 (21.7)71 (31.0)11
≥35090 (78.3)158 (69.0)1.6 (0.9-2.7)1.6 (0.9-2.9)0.093
ChildrenYes65 (57.5)175 (77.1)11
No48 (42.5)52 (22.9)2.5 (1.5-4.0)0.7 (0.3-1.3)0.237
Family planningYes31 (27.4)126 (55.5)11
No82 (72.6)101 (44.5)3.3 (2.0-5.4)2.3 (1.4-4.0)0.001
History of abortionYes24 (21.2)66 (29.1)11
No89 (78.8)161 (70.9)1.5 (0.9-2.6)0.7 (0.4-1.4)0.433
HIV pregnancy-related knowledgePoor59 (51.3)81 (35.4)1.9 (1.2-3.0)0.8 (0.4-1.5)0.521
Good56 (48.7)148 (64.6)11

Key: value < 0.05; 1 = reference category; TND = target not detected.