Table 3 Bivariate associations between HIV status and explanatory variables

Desire more children

   No

80 (201)

44 (727)

82 (66)

57 (300)

***

   Yes

18 (46)

52 (843)

***

15 (12)

42 (218)

   Undecided

2 (4)

4 (65)

3 (2)

1 (6)

Average number of children desired (standard deviation)

3.0 (1.4)

3.1 (1.0)

0.323

3.2 (1.1)

3.3 (1.0)

0.278

Timing of next birth

   1–2 years

52 (24)

20 (169)

36 (5)

29 (64)

0.568

   3 years or more

48 (22)

80 (674)

***

64 (9)

71 (160)

Intention regarding last birth

   Wanted to be pregnant then

57 (142)

70 (1,144)

33 (4)

71 (72)

**

   Mistimed (wanted to be pregnant later)

28 (70)

21 (347)

***

25 (3)

24 (24)

   Unwanted (wanted no more children)

15 (38)

9 (142)

42 (5)

5 (5)

Used family planning in last 12 months

0.772

   No

1 (3)

7 (121)

***

10 (16)

10 (102)

   Yes

99 (247)

93 (1,505)

90 (140)

91 (966)

Dual protection in last 12 months

   No

59 (146)

97 (1,461)

***

13 (14)

92 (879)

***

   Yes

41 (101)

3 (44)

87 (90)

8 (72)

Facility type

   Hospital

94 (237)

67 (1,105)

96 (150)

67 (721)

***

   Health center

6 (14)

33 (531)

***

4 (6)

33 (347)

Age of respondents

   15–24 years

4 (11)

32 (526)

***

1 (1)

15 (161)

***

   25–34 years

51 (128)

51 (838)

44 (69)

56 (598)

   35+ years

45 (112)

17 (272)

55 (86)

29 (309)

Marital status

   Single

22 (56)

3 (45)

21 (33)

4 (38)

***

   Married

62 (155)

96 (1,572)

***

57 (89)

93 (994)

   Divorced/separated/widowed

16 (40)

1 (19)

22 (34)

3 (36)

Education

   Primary and below

71 (178)

58 (955)

**

71 (108)

58(612)

**

   Secondary and higher

29 (73)

42 (681)

29 (43)

42 (434)

Household SES

   Poor

56 (140)

47 (771)

0.011

56 (88)

51 (546)

0.217

   Non-poor

44 (111)

53 (865)

44 (68)

49 (522)