Table 2

Odds ratios of hormonal contraception and condom use among all couples

ParameterHormonal contraceptivesCondoms
HC-user/totalHC-user/total (%)UnadjOR (95% CI)AdjOR* (95% CI)Condom/totalCondom/total (%)UnadjOR (95% CI)AdjOR* (95% CI)
Education
 None194/98419.71.001.00263/105325.01.001.00
 Primary3160/811139.02.6 (2.12–3.18)2.2 (1.78–2.72)2481/743233.41.51 (1.24–1.83)1.38 (1.13–1.68)
 Post-primary745/138753.74.73 (3.72–6.00)3.4 (2.63–4.38)483/112543.02.26 (1.79–2.85)1.94 (1.52–2.49)
Non-marital relations
 None3158/899835.11.001.001901/773124.61.001.00
 Female only86/16950.91.91 (1.38–2.64)2.02 (1.44–2.84)54/13739.42.0 (1.38–2.89)1.92 (1.31–2.81)
 Male or both855/132464.63.37 (2.95–3.84)3.33 (2.91–3.81)1271/174073.18.31 (7.31–9.44)8.61 (7.52–9.86)
Co-resident biological children
 0158/90417.51.001.00280/102627.31.001.00
 1–21348/359837.52.83 (2.30–3.48)2.39 (1.91–2.98)1210/346035.01.43 (1.20–1.70)1.38 (1.13–1.67)
 3–52091/470044.53.78 (3.07–4.66)3.02 (2.42–3.78)1395/400434.81.42 (1.20–1.69)1.45 (1.19–1.76)
 6+502/128039.23.05 (2.39–3.89)2.59 (1.98–3.40)342/112030.51.17 (0.94–1.46)1.45 (1.12–1.87)
Couple HIV
 M–F–3522/911938.61.001.002447/804430.41.001.00
 M+F+289/64145.11.3 (1.07–1.59)1.57 (1.28–1.93)392/74452.72.55 (2.14–3.03)3.08 (2.54–3.73)
 M–F+118/32236.70.92 (0.70–1.21)1.14 (0.87–1.50)158/36243.71.77 (1.38–2.28)2.17 (1.65–2.86)
 M+F–170/40042.51.17 (0.91–1.51)1.4 (1.08–1.80)230/46050.02.29 (1.85–2.83)2.76 (2.18–3.50)
Duration between most recent female VCT and interview (days)
 No VCT within 30 days684/196134.91.01.0582/185931.31.01.0
 31–182251/89228.10.73 (0.61–0.88)0.84 (0.69–1.02)244/88527.60.84 (0.70–1.00)0.95 (0.78–1.16)
 183–365643/168238.21.16 (1.00–1.34)1.18 (1.01–1.37)507/154632.81.07 (0.92– 1.24)1.15 (0.98–1.36)
 366+2521/594742.41.37 (1.22–1.55)1.13 (1.00–1.29)1894/532035.61.21 (1.07–1.37)1.15 (1.00–1.32)
Stage of HIVC programme roll-out
 Pre-HIVC986/339329.11.001.00913/332027.51.001.00
 HIVC roll-out935/246438.01.49 (1.34–1.66)1.22 (1.09–1.38)517/204625.30.89 (0.79–1.01)0.83 (0.72–0.95)
 HIVC scale-up2178/462547.12.17 (1.96–2.41)1.77 (1.58–1.99)1797/424442.31.94 (1.74–2.15)1.96 (1.73–2.22)
  • *Adjusted for socioeconomic status, religion, couple's difference in age (0–4, 5–9 or 10+ years), type of marriage (monogamous or polygamous).

  • adjOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HC, hormonal contraception; HIVC, HIV care; OR, odds ratio; unadjOR, unadjusted odds ratio; VCT, voluntary counselling and testing.