Table 3

Odds ratios of hormonal contraception and condom use among HIV-positive concordant couples

ParameterHormonal contraceptivesCondoms
HC-user/totalHC-user/total (%)UnadjOR (95% CI)AdjOR* (95% CI)Condom/totalCondom/total (%)UnadjOR (95% CI)AdjOR* (95% CI)
Education
 None25/7135.21.001.0047/9350.51.001.00
 Primary231/50146.11.57 (0.87–2.85)1.44 (0.77–2.70)298/56852.51.08 (0.66–1.76)0.91 (0.53–1.56)
Post-primary33/6947.81.69 (0.77–3.71)1.46 (0.62–3.43)47/8356.61.28 (0.66–2.47)1.09 (0.52–2.28)
Non-marital relations
 None224/53741.71.001.00277/59047.01.001.00
 Female only5/1533.30.70 (0.22–2.24)0.77 (0.23–2.62)4/1428.60.45 (0.14–1.49)0.55 (0.15–2.04)
 Male or both60/8967.42.89 (1.79–4.67)3.69 (2.18–6.26)111/14079.34.33 (2.77–6.76)6.05 (3.62–10.10)
Co-resident biological children
 020/10319.41.001.0054/13739.41.001.00
 1–2107/26041.22.90 (1.57–5.37)3.21 (1.62–6.37)137/29047.21.38 (0.88–2.15)1.51 (0.90–2.54)
 3–5141/24358.05.74 (3.06–10.76)6.02 (2.97–12.17)184/28664.32.77 (1.75–4.38)3.08 (1.80–5.27)
 6+21/3560.06.23 (2.25–17.22)5.19 (1.68–15.98)17/3154.81.87 (0.63–5.54)1.64 (0.55–4.90)
Couple enrolment into HIVC
 None or within 30 days190/47839.81.01.0190/47839.81.01.0
 Only one in care73/10668.92.80 (1.62–4.84)1.71 (0.93–3.13)73/10668.93.35 (2.02–5.57)2.34 (1.29–4.22)
 Both in HIV care129/16080.64.62 (2.80–7.61)3.03 (1.69–5.44)129/16080.66.31 (3.90–10.19)4.46 (2.53–7.86)
Stage of HIVC programme roll-out in community
 Pre-HIVC93/24238.41.01.093/24239.41.01.0
 HIVC roll-out53/15733.81.32 (0.87–2.02)0.93 (0.58–1.50)53/15733.80.82 (0.53–1.27)0.51 (0.32–0.83)
 HIVC scale-up246/34571.33.80 (2.48–5.81)2.13 (1.23–3.69)246/34571.33.98 (2.67–5.93)1.82 (1.10–3.00)
  • *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.