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Table 5 Association between decision-making factors and HIV status

From: Relationship power and HIV sero-status: an analysis of their relationship among low-income urban Zimbabwean postpartum women

CHARACTERISTIC

HIV STATUS

X2 TEST

UNADJUSTED OR (95% CI)

P-VALUE

 

NEGATIVE

n (%)

POSITIVE

n (%)

P-VALUE

  

Partner ever refused a family planning method n = 1941

  

< 0.001

  

 Never

1561 (85.5)

264 (14.5)

 

ref

 

 Ever

82 (70.7)

34 (29.3)

 

2.45 (1.61–3.73)

< 0.001

Decision to become pregnant for the most recent pregnancy n = 1951

  

0.01

  

 Unplanned

449 (83.5)

89 (16.5)

 

ref

 

 Woman

135 (90.6)

14 (9.4)

 

0.52 (0.29–0.95)

0.03

 Partner

373 (80.7)

89 (19.3)

 

1.20 (0.87–1.67)

0.26

 Both Woman and Partner

695 (86.7)

107 (13.3)

 

0.78 (057–1.05)

0.11