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Table 3 Current use of family planning services and unmet need among HIV infected women a receiving care at Mulago and Nsambya HIV clinics in Kampala, Uganda

From: Fertility desires and unmet need for family planning among HIV infected individuals in two HIV clinics with differing models of family planning service delivery

Variable

Mulago (N = 408)

Nsambya home care (N = 389)

Total (N = 797)

P-value b

Males (156)

Females (252)

Males (129)

Females (260)

Currently using any family planning method

     

0.84

  No

12 (7.7)

69 (27.4)

17 (13.2)

58 (22.3)

156 (19.6)

  Yes

144 (92.3)

183 (72.6)

112 (86.8)

203 (77.7)

641 (80.5)

Currently using any modern c family planning method

     

0.85

  No

14 (9.0)

75 (29.8)

19 (14.7)

68 (26.2)

176 (22.1)

  Yes

142 (91.0)

177 (70.2)

110 (85.3)

192 (73.8)

621 (77.9)

Currently using an effective d modern family planning method

     

0.04

  No

50 (32.0)

106 (42.1)

47 (36.4)

130 (50.0)

333 (41.8)

  Yes

106 (68.0)

146 (57.9)

82 (63.6)

130 (50.0)

464 (58.2)

Overall unmet need for family planning

     

0.008

  No

-

114 (69.1)

-

90 (54.9)

204 (62.0)

  Yes

-

51 (30.9)

-

74 (45.1)

125 (38.0)

Unmet need for limiting child birth

     

0.20

  No

-

56 (68.3)

-

59 (59.0)

115 (63.2)

  Yes

-

26 (31.7)

-

41 (41.0)

67 (36.8)

Unmet need for child spacing

     

0.008

  No

-

58 (69.9)

-

31 (48.4)

89 (60.5)

  Yes

-

25 (30.1)

-

33 (51.6)

58 (39.5)

  1. aAmong women aged 18–49 years.
  2. bPearson Chi Square.
  3. cModern family planning methods included: male/female sterilization, male/female condoms, intra-uterine device (IUD), pills, injectables, implants, foam/jelly, diaphragm, and emergency contraception.
  4. dEffective modern family planning methods included all the modern methods minus inconsistent condom use.