Fertility Desires and Intentions and the Relationship to Consistent Condom Use and Provider Communication regarding Childbearing among HIV Clients in Uganda

Table 1

Bivariate correlates of fertility desires and intentions.

	Fertility desires; (𝑁=530)	No fertility desires; (𝑁=237)	Fertility intentions; (𝑁=183)	No fertility intentions; (𝑁=585)
Rural location	47.7%^**	59.6%	44.8%^***	59.4%
Male	44.7%^***	29.2%	45.4%^***	30.4%
Mean age	31.5^***	38.0	31.3^***	37.5
At least some secondary education	20.2%^*	12.8%	20.6%^*	13.4%
Mean CD4 count	165	151	169^*	151
Married or in relationship	55.3%^***	39.6%	57.4%^***	40.3%
Has a primary sex partner	61.2%^***	45.5%	62.8%^***	46.3%
Mean number of children	2.4^***	4.4	2.4^***	4.3
Providers discussed family planning and contraception	55.1%^*	64.2%	48.1%^***	65.6%^***
Provider said HIV+ patients should not bear children	26.2%	28.3%	35.5%^**	25.1%^**

^∗𝑃<.05; ^∗∗𝑃<.01; ^∗∗∗𝑃<.001.
^*Signifies that the variable differs significantly between those with and without fertility desires, or between those with and without fertility intentions.