Fertility intention and use of contraception among women living with the human immunodeficiency virus in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Figures & data

Table 1: Demographics of the participants

Variables	Frequency and %
Age groups
18–22	17 (4.7)
23–27	100 (27.6)
28–32	110 (30.4)
33–37	64 (17.7)
38–42	52 (14.4)
43–47	19 (5.2)
Total	362
Religion
Orthodox	260 (71.8)
Catholic	6 (1.7)
Muslim	29 (10.8)
Protestant	54 (14.9)
Other	3 (0.8)
Total	362
Ethnicity
Oromo	160 (44.2)
Amhara	112 (30.9)
Gurage	51 (14.1)
Tigire	33 (9.1)
Other	6 (1.7)
Total	362
Marital status
Married	230 (63.5)
Single	20 (5.5)
Widowed	47 (13.0)
Divorced	59 (16.3)
Unmarried	6 (1.7)
Total	362

Table 2: Frequency distributions of fertility intentions

Variables	Frequency/number (%)
Ever given birth
Yes	321 (88.7)
No	41 (11.3)
Total	362
Number of children
1	8 (2.5)
2	111 (34.6)
3	91 (28.3)
4+	111 (34.6)
Total	321
Given birth after learning of HIV-positive status
Yes	114 (35.5)
No	207 (64.5)
Total	321
Desire to have children in the future
Yes	172 (47.5)
No	190 (52.5)
Total	362
Number of intended children in the future
None	25 (6.9)
One	33 (9.1)
Two	73 (20.2)
Three	35 (9.7)
More than 3	6 (1.7)
Total	172
Reason for desire to give birth
To hide HIV-positive status from people	9 (5.2)
To avoid stigma and discrimination	13 (7.6)
To replace my heredity	118 (68.6)
My partner wants a child	9 (5.2)
Other	23 (13.4)
Total	172

Table 3: Fertility intentions with the socio-demographic variables

Variables	Fertility intention		OR	p-value
	Yes
Age groups
38–42	13 (7.6)	39 (20.5)	0.24 (0.11-0.54)	0.00
Educational level
Secondary education	30 (17.4)	12 (6.6)	2.85 (1.22-6.75)	0.01
Ethnicity
Gurage	35 (20.3)	16 (8.4)	2.30 (1.12-4.74)	0.02
Marital status
Widowed	5 (2.9)	42 (22.1)	0.11 (0.04-0.29)	0.00
Monthly income (ETB)
401–600	24 (14.0)	46 (24.2)	0.49 (0.25-0.96)	0.03

Table 4: Fertility Intention

Variables	Fertility intention		Crude OR	p-value
	Yes	No
Types of contraceptive
Condom	30 (18.8)	11 (7.7)	3.52 (1.58–7.97)	0.00
Pills	21 (13.1)	44 (30.8)	0.38 (0.20–0.73)	0.01
Injectable	87 (52.5)	70 (48.9)	0.50 (0.28–0.91)	0.02
Ever used FP after HIV-positive status known?
Yes	117 (68.0)	104 (54.7)	0.57 (0.36–0.89)	0.01
No	55 (32.0)	86 (45.3)
Total	172	190
Discussed reproductive health topics with counsellors?
Yes	133 (77.3)	129 (67.9)	0.62 (0.38–1.02)	0.05
No	39 (22.7)	61 (32.1)
Topics to discuss
Current contraceptive use	83 (23.9)	104 (25.9)	2.51 (1.38–4.56)	0.00
MTCT of HIV	91 (26.1)	116 (28.9)	4.12 (2.00–8.62)	0.00
Condom utilisation	85 (24.4)	107 (26.7)	2.75 (1.48–5.11)	0.00
Discussed FP with health providers?
Yes	140 (81.4)	128 (67.4)	0.47 (0.28–0.79)	0.00
No	32 (18.6)	62 (92.6)
Methods used
Abstinence	75 (14.2)	86 (15.2)	1.77 (1.05–3.01)	0.03
Condom	112 (21.3)	119 (21.0)	3.31 (1.41–7.92)	0.00
Pills	72 (13.7)	83 (14.6)	1.74 (1.03–2.94)	0.03
Tubal ligation	56 (10.6)	70 (12.3)	0.55 (0.33–0.92)	0.02
Do you intend to use contraception methods in future?
Yes	39 (69.0)	10 (14.7)	16.16 (6.00–44.91)	0.00
No	14 (31.0)	58 (52.3)