Factors Associated with Hormonal and Intrauterine Contraceptive Use among HIV-Infected Men and Women in Lilongwe, Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios for hormonal or intrauterine contraceptive use at last intercourse among 241 HIV-infected men.
Variable ()
(%) using modern FP
Unadjusted PR (95% CI)
Adjusted PR (95% CI)
value
Age (, continuous)
N/A
1.00 (0.97–1.04)
0.97 (0.94–1.01)
0.117
Education ()
0.366
Completed primary school or less
43 (37.4)
—
—
Completed some secondary school or more
37 (29.4)
0.79 (0.55–1.13)
0.84 (0.58–1.22)
Religion ()
0.919
Not Catholic (Protestant/Muslim/none)
63 (33.3)
—
—
Catholic
14 (32.7)
0.98 (0.63–1.52)
1.02 (0.67–1.55)
Number of children ()
0.014
0–2
26 (24.3)
—
—
3 or more
54 (40.3)
1.65 (1.12–2.46)
1.69 (1.11–2.59)
History of unplanned pregnancy ()
0.121
No
50 (35.0)
—
—
Yes
29 (30.2)
0.86 (0.59–1.26)
0.74 (0.50–1.08)
Wants pregnancy within the next 2 years ()
0.081
No
67 (37.6)
—
—
Yes
13 (22.4)
0.60 (0.36–1.00)
0.61 (0.35–1.06)
HIV status of most recent partner ()
0.914
Negative
14 (31.8)
—
—
Positive/do not know
66 (33.7)
1.06 (0.66–1.70)
1.03 (0.64–1.66)
Length of time with most recent partner ()
0.108
≤4 years
19 (24.4)
—
—
>4 years
61 (38.1)
1.57 (1.01–2.43)
1.44 (0.92–2.23)
Unadjusted results from modified Poisson regression models. Adjusted results from modified Poisson regression model ( observations with nonmissing values on all independent variables), adjusting for all other variables in Table 2. value from Poisson regression model adjusting for all variables in Table 2. Statistically significant with .
