Fertility Desire And Associated Factors Among HIV Positive Women Attending ART Clinics In Amhara Region Referral Hospitals In Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics Of Sexually Active HIV Positive Reproductive Age Women Attending ART Clinics In Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n=427)

Variables	Number	Percent
Age (years)
18–24	34	8.0
25–34	217	51.0
≥35	176	41.0
Residence
Urban	386	90.4
Rural	41	9.6
Ethnicity
Amhara	425	99.5
Tigray	2	0.5
Religion
Orthodox	338	79.0
Muslim	85	20.0
Protestant	4	1.0
Marital status
Married	216	50.6
Single	51	11.9
Divorced	83	19.4
Widowed	77	18.1
Educational status
No formal education	152	35.6
Primary education	121	28.3
Secondary and above	154	35.1
Occupation
Student	16	3.8
Farmer	12	2.8
Government employed	56	13.1
Daily laborer	54	12.6
Merchant	76	17.8
House wife	180	42.1
Private employed	33	7.8

Table 2 HIV- And Fertility-Related Profile Of Sexually Active HIV Positive Reproductive Age Women Attending ART Clinics In Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n=427)

Variables	Number	Percent
Time since HIV diagnosis (months)
≤60 months	193	45.2
>60 months	234	54.8
On ART drugs
Yes	424	99.3
No	3	0.7
Recent CD4 count (mm)
≤500	238	55.7
>500	189	44.3
Do you have a regular partner?
Yes	269	63.0
No	158	37.0
HIV status disclosed to partner (n=269)
Yes	244	90.7
No	25	9.3
Partner HIV status (n=269)
Positive	210	78.0
Negative	29	10.8
I don’t know	30	11.2
Do you have children
Yes	346	81.0
No	81	19.0
Total # of living children
None	81	19.0
1 or 2	248	58.0
3 or 4	78	18.2
≥5	20	4.8
Last pregnancy intended (n=346)
Yes	285	82.4
No	61	17.6
Current contraceptive utilization (n=427)
Yes	203	47.5
No	224	52.5
Received counseling from health care provider
Yes	370	86.7
No	57	13.3

Table 3 Bivariate And Multivariable Analysis Of Factors Associated With Fertility Desire Among Sexually Active Reproductive Age Women Attending ART Clinic In Amhara Region Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n=427)

Variable	Frequency (%)	Fertility Desire		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Yes (%)	No (%)
Age	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
18-24 years	34(8.0)	22(64.7)	12(35.3)	6.03(2.75, 13.24)	2.38(0.92, 6.10)
25-34 years	217(51.0)	109(50.2)	108(49.8)	3.32(2.14, 5.15)	2.80(1.68, 4.65)**
35-49 years	176(41.0)	41(23.2)	135(76.8)	1	1
Residence	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
Urban	386(90.4)	158(40.9)	228(59.1)	1.33(0.67, 2.62)	1.15(0.51, 2.61)
Rural	41(9.6)	14(34.1)	27(65.9)	1	1
Marital Status	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
Married	216(50.6)	109(50.4)	107(49.6)	3.92(2.45, 6.25)	2.32(1.05, 5.10)*
Single	51(11.9)	30(58.8)	21(41.2)	5.49(2.79, 10.81)	1.67(0.72, 3.91)
Divorced/widowed	160(37.5)	33(20.6)	127(79.4)	1	1
Current FP utilization	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
Yes	203(47.5)	96(47.2)	107(52.8)	1.74(1.18, 2.58)	0.55(0.29, 1.04)
No	224(52.5)	76(33.9)	148(66.1)	1	1
Educational status	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
No formal education	152(35.6)	38(25.0)	114(75.0)	0.36(0.22, 0.60)	0.51(0.29, 0.89)*
Primary education	121(28.3)	61(50.4)	60(49.6)	1.12(0.70, 1.81)	1.39(0.80, 2.42)
Secondary & above	154(36.1)	73(47.4)	81(52.6)	1	1
Do you have a regular partner?	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
Yes	269(63.0)	134(49.8)	135(50.2)	3.13(2.02, 4.84)	3.52(1.36, 9.13)*
No	158(37.0)	38(24.0)	120(76.0)	1	1
Do you have children?	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
Yes	346(81.0)	116(33.5)	230(66.5)	0.22(0.13, 0.37)	0.19(0.09, 0.39)**
No	81(19.0)	56(69.1)	25(30.9)	1	1
CD4 count	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
≤ 500	238(55.7)	97(40.7)	141(59.3)	1.04(0.70, 1.54)	1.16(0.73, 1.84)
>500	189(44.3)	75(39.6)	114(60.4)	1	1
Received counseling	427(100)	172(40.3)	255(59.7)
Yes	370(86.7)	149(40.2)	221(59.8)	0.99(0.56, 1.75)	1.03(0.49, 2.15)
No	57(13.3)	23(40.3)	34(59.7)	1	1

Notes: Significant values are shown in bold. *Variables significant with p-value ≤ 0.001; **Variables significant with p-value ≤0.05.

Abbreviations: 1, reference category; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Availability Of Data And Materials

The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are not publicly available due to the sensitive nature of the data but are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.