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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents and univariate analysis

From: Factors associated with uptake of contraceptives among HIV positive women on dolutegravir based anti-retroviral treatment-a cross sectional survey in urban Uganda

Variable

Category

Number (column % n = 359)

Contraceptive uptake count (row %)

Yes

No

Facility (code)

1

153 (42.6)

63 (41.2)

90 (58.8)

2

124 (34.5)

32 (25.8)

92 (74.2)

3

54 (15.0)

30 (55.6)

24 (44.4)

4

20 (05.6)

7 (35.0)

13 (65.0)

5

8 (02.2)

6 (75.0)

2 (25.0)

Age

15–24

12 (03.4)

4 (33.3)

8 (66.7)

25–29

48 (13.4)

30 (62.5)

18 (37.5)

30–34

64 (17.8)

38 (59.4)

26 (40.6)

35–39

93 (25.8)

39 (41.9)

54 (58.1)

40–49

142 (39.6)

27 (19.0)

115 (81.0)

Education level

None

53 (14.8)

12 (22.6)

41 (77.4)

Primary

182 (50.7)

64 (35.2)

118 (64.8)

Secondary

124 (34.5)

62 (50.0)

62 (50.0)

Religion

Anglican

151 (42.1)

51 (37.8)

100 (66.2)

Catholic

123 (34.2)

49 (39.8)

74 (60.2)

Moslem

62 (17.3)

23 (37.1)

39 (62.9)

Others

23 (06.4)

15 (65.2)

8 (34.8)

Marital status

Single

81 (22.6)

33 (40.7)

48 (59.3)

Married

160 (44.6)

78 (48.8)

82 (51.2)

Divorced/separated

78 (21.7)

23 (29.5)

55 (70.5)

Widow

40 (11.1)

4 (10.0)

36 (90.0)

Parity (number of children birthed)

1-2

114 (31.7)

48 (42.1)

66 (57.9)

3-4

149 (41.5)

64 (43.0)

85 (57.0)

5-6

71 (19.8)

19 (26.8)

52 (73.2)

None

25 (07.0)

7 (28.0)

18 (72.0)

Employment status

Unemployed

77 (21.5)

55 (49.6)

56 (50.4)

Formally employed

111 (30.9)

58 (33.9)

113 (66.1)

Self-employed

171 (47.6)

25 (32.5)

52 (67.5)

Sexual activity (in last one month)

Yes

245 (68.2)

111 (45.3)

134 (54.7)

No

114 (31.8)

27 (23.7)

87 (76.3)

Discussion of FP with partner

Yes

110 (30.6)

85 (77.3)

25 (22.7)

No

142 (39.6)

33 (23.2)

109 (76.8)

N/A (no partner)

107 (29.8)

20 (18.7)

87 (81.3)

Awareness of any contraceptive method

Yes

346 (96.4)

137 (39.6)

209 (60.4)

No

13 (03.6)

1 (07)

12 (92.3)

Awareness of the side effects of DTG

Yes

272 (75.8)

110 (40.4)

162 (59.6)

No

87 (24.2)

28 (32.2)

59 (67.8)

Desire to have children

Yes

138 (38.4)

57 (49.1)

59 (50.9)

No

221 (65.6)

81 (33.3)

162 (66.7)

FP Counselling at the facility

Yes

269 (74.9)

124 (46.1)

145 (53.9)

No

90 (25.1)

14 (15.6)

76 (84.4)

  1. FP: family planning, DTG: Dolutegravir, Facility codes; Kawaala: 1, Kisenyi: 2, Kiswa: 3, Kitebi: 4, Komamboga: 5