Table 2 Factors associated with fertility desire among HIV-positive women of reproductive age in Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2013

Marital status

Married/partnered

251(54.2)

212(45.8)

0.59(0.34, 1.02)

0.94(0.40, 2.21)

0.889

Dissolved (widowed or divorced)

144(33.1)

291(66.9)

0.25(0.14, 0.43)

0.61(0.29, 1.28)

0.189

Never married

44(66.7)

22(33.3)

1.00

1.00

Age category in years

15-24

84(70.0)

36(30.0)

6.68(4.21, 10.58)

2.64(1.44, 4.83)

0.002

25-34

268(52.8)

240(47.2)

3.20(2.37, 4.31)

2.37(1.60, 3.50)

<0.0001

35-49

87(5.9)

249(74.1)

1.00

1.00

Educational status

No formal education

225(39.5)

345(60.5)

1.00

1.00

Primary education

141(54.9)

116(45.1)

1.86(1.38,2.51)

1.16(0.77, 1.76)

0.476

Secondary education and above

73(53.3)

64(46.7)

1.75(1.20,2.55)

0.81(0.45, 1.45)

0.474

Occupation

Unemployed

41(35.0)

76(65.0)

1.00

1.00

Housewife

100(51.6)

94(48.5)

1.97(1.23,3.16)

1.58(0.75, 3.31)

0.226

Daily laborer

91(43.5)

118(56.6)

1.43(0.90,2.28)

1.47(0.77, 2.84)

0.246

Farmer

72(36.9)

123(63.1)

1.09(0.67,1.75)

1.85(0.95,3.61)

0.072

Merchant

72(53.7)

62(46.3)

2.15(1.29,3.58)

2.38(1.17, 4.84)

0.017

Employed

34(45.3)

41(54.7)

1.54(0.85,2.78)

1.11(0.48,2.60)

0.807

other

29(72.5)

11(27.5)

4.89(2.22,10.78)

5.38(1.64,17.62)

0.005

Presence of functional television

Yes

160(53.9)

137(46.1)

1.62(1.23,2.14)

1.07(0.70,1.63)

0.768

No

279(41.8)

388(58.2)

1.00

1.00

Presence of functional radio

Yes

211(50.8)

204(49.2)

1.46(1.13,1.88)

1.39(0.96,2.03)

0.082

No

228(41.5)

321(58.5)

1.00

1.00

Did you disclose to your husband/sexual partner?

Yes

221(52.9)

197(47.1)

1.66(1.26, 2.19)

1.74(1.11,2.72)

0.016

No

163(40.4)

241(59.6)

1.00

1.00

Perceived health status

Deteriorating

3(20.0)

12(80.0)

1.00

1.00

Improving

410(45.7)

487(54.3)

3.37(0.94,12.01)

3.91(0.72,21.29)

0.115

The same

26(50.0)

26(50.0)

4.00(1.01,15.85)

4.37(0.67,28.41)

0.122

On prophylaxis/non-ART medication

Yes

330(43.4)

430(56.6)

1.00

1.00

No

109(53.4)

95(46.6)

1.50(1.10,2.04)

1.26(0.82,1.92)

0.289

Total number of living children

None

132(79.0)

35(21.0)

19.41(11.94, 31.58)

25.76(13.66, 48.56)

<0.0001

1-2

260(51.2)

248(48.8)

5.40(3.78, 7.72)

5.14(3.37,7.84)

<0.0001

> = 3

47(16.3)

242(83.7)

1.00

1.00