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Table 5 Factors influencing type of family planning method used by WLHIV in Kenya

From: Fertility intentions and contraceptive practices among clinic-users living with HIV in Kenya: a mixed methods study

Factor

Short-term method, N = 179 (%)

Long-term method, N = 32 (%)

χ 2/Fisher’s p-value

Adjusted odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Standardized beta

Group

 Central Province

163 (86)

26 (14)

0.114

Excluded

Excluded

Excluded

 Eastern Province

16 (73)

6 (27)

    

Age

 16–25

15 (100)

0 (0)

0.007

1.00

-

-

 26–35

100 (79)

27 (21)

 

7.06

[0.89, 55.93]§

0.48

 36–45

64 (93)

5 (7)

 

1.67

[0.19, 14.98]

0.12

Marital status

 Single

49 (82)

11 (18)

0.007

1.00

-

-

 Married

112 (90)

12 (10)

 

0.93

[0.34, 2.52]

−0.02

 Separated/Divorced/Widowed

18 (67)

9 (33)

 

3.59

[1.09, 11.88]*

0.22

  1. Short-term methods were: condoms, pills and injectables; long-term methods were: IUDs, implants and permanent methods * p = 0.036, § p = 0.064, p = 0.648, p = 0.886; Missing data in the two sub-categories means N is not equal to 240 for the outcome variable type of family planning method (missing = 29 observations)