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Table 4 Independent determinants of fertility desire among male and female living with HIV/AIDS in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

From: Fertility desire and intention of people living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: a call for restructuring care and treatment services

Variable

Category

AOR(95%CI)*

P value

AOR(95%CI)*

p-value

  

Male

 

Female

 

Age group

15-24

1

 

1

 
 

25-34

1.1(0.7;2.3)

0.765

0.9(0.5;2.2)

0.979

 

35-44

0.7(0.3;1.2)

0.317

0.3 (0.2;1.4)

0.071

 

≥45

0.5(0.2;1.1)

0.092

0.4(0.1;1.2)

0.061

Education

No education

1

 

1

 
 

Primary

1.2(0.3;4.2)

0.697

1.0(0.3;3.0)

0.914

 

Secondary

0.9(0.2;4.2)

0.989

0.7(0.2;2.6)

0.685

 

Post-secondary

0.3(0.1;1.9)

0.252

0.3(0.1;1.5)

0.164

Marital status

Never married

1

 

1

 
 

Married/Cohabiting

0.7(0.2;2.5)

0.709

0.6(0.2;1.3)

0.203

 

Separa/Divorced

0.5(0.2-0.9)

0.046

0.3(0.2;0.7)

0.005

Occupation

Farmer

1

 

1

 
 

Employed

0.9(0.2;4.1)

0.956

0.7(0.1;3.2)

0.728

 

Business

1.6(0.5;4.9)

0.375

2.2(0.9;5.0)

0.053

Age at first marriage/cohabiting‡

<18 years

1

 

1

 
 

≥18 years

1.2(0.6;5.2)

0.434

0.2(0.1;1.6)

0.081

Live with partner†

No

  

1

 
 

Yes

2.5(1.2;3.5)

0.007

1.9(1.0;4.7)

0.023

No of children

0

1

 

1

 
 

1

0.8(0.2;2.4)

0.763

0.6(0.2;1.3)

0.208

 

≥2

0.6(0.1;1.5)

0.344

0.4(0.2;0.8)

0.009

Having sex with partner†

No

1

 

1

 
 

Yes

4.3(1.2;8.7)

0.004

5.9(1.7;20.3)

0.005

Children with current partner†

No

1

 

1

 
 

Yes

0.5(0.1;0.8)

0.042

0.4(0.2;0.9)

0.034

Disclosed HIV status

No

1

 

1

 
 

Yes

9.8(1.2;7.7)

0.030

4.2(1.5;6.9)

0.001

Perceived health status

Poor

1

 

1

 
 

Good

2.1(1.0;4.4)

0.044

1.7(1.0;3.0)

0.037

On ART

No

1

 

1

 
 

Yes

0.4(0.1;2.1)

0.295

0.9(0.3;2.3)

0.900

CD4 count

<200

1

 

1

 
 

≥200

1.7(1.1;4.3)

0.007

2.0(1.1;3.7)

0.015

  1. ‡: for those who reported to have been married/cohabiting, †; for only those reporting to have a sexual partner; *AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio-adjusted for other variables in the table, CI Confidence Interval, ART, Antiretroviral Therapy.