Table 3 Characteristics of HIV positive clients and their desires for children
Baseline | Endline | Significance of change over time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive Male n = 11 | Positive Female n = 65 | Positive Male n = 38 | Positive Female n = 95 | |||||||
Want more children, n = 6 (54.5%) | Do not want more children/ not sure, n = 5 (45.5%) | Want more children, n = 10 (15.4%) | Do not want more children/ not sure, n = 55 (84.6%) | Want more children, n = 17 (44.7%) | Do not want more children/not sure, n = 21 (55.3%) | Want more children, n = 37 (38.9%) | Do not want more children/not sure, n = 58 (61.1%) | Chi-square P value Male | Chi-square P value Female | |
Relationship status | .428 | .168 | ||||||||
Married | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 8 (14.5) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (4.8) | 6 (16.2) | 3 (5.1) | ||
Regular partner | 5 (83.3) | 4 (80.0) | 8 (80.0) | 37 (67.3) | 13 (76.5) | 19 (90.5) | 25 (67.6) | 43 (74.1) | ||
Single | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (18.2) | 3 (17.6) | 1 (4.8) | 4 (10.8) | 11 (19.0) | ||
Multiple partners/other | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (5.4) | 1 (1.7) | ||
Partner’s HIV status | .741 | .870 | ||||||||
Positive | 4 (66.7) | 2 (40.0) | 4 (40.0) | 18 (32.7) | 5 (29.4) | 11 (52.4) | 9 (24.3) | 18 (31.0) | ||
Negative | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 10 (18.2) | 3 (17.6) | 3 (14.3) | 7 (18.9) | 10 (17.2) | ||
Did not disclose | 1 (16.7) | 2 (40.0) | 4 (40.0) | 27 (49.1) | 9 (52.9) | 7 (33.3) | 21 (56.8) | 30 (51.7) | ||
Number of children | .003* | .171 | ||||||||
None | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 6 (10.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
One | 2 (33.3) | 1 (20.0) | 5 (50.0) | 15 (27.3) | 8 (47.1) | 2 (9.5) | 8 (21.6) | 4 (6.9) | ||
Two | 3 (50.0) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | 20 (36.4) | 5 (29.4) | 2 (9.5) | 18 (48.6) | 21 (36.2) | ||
Three | 0 | 2 (40.0) | 0 | 9 (16.4) | 2 (11.8) | 6 (28.6) | 7 (18.9) | 13 (22.4) | ||
Four or more | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (9.1) | 2 (11.8) | 11 (52.4) | 4 (10.8) | 20 (34.5) | ||
Age (years) | .236 | .001* | ||||||||
18–20 | 0 | 0 | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 1 (5.9) | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 1 (1.7) | ||
21–25 | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20.0) | 4 (40.0) | 10 (18.2) | 5 (29.4) | 0 | 15 (40.5) | 8 (13.8) | ||
26–30 | 2 (33.3) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | 14 (25.5) | 2 (11.8) | 6 (28.6) | 10 (27.0) | 13 (22.4) | ||
31–35 | 2 (33.3) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 19 (34.5) | 4 (23.5) | 6 (28.6) | 8 (21.6) | 13 (22.4) | ||
36–40 | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 8 (14.5) | 3 (17.6) | 6 (28.6) | 3 (8.1) | 15 (25.9) | ||
41–45 | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 4 (7.3) | 2 (11.8) | 3 (14.3) | 0 | 8 (13.8) | ||
Using method to prevent pregnancy | .161 | .000* | ||||||||
Yes | 6 (100) | 5 (100) | 5 (50.0) | 29 (52.7) | 13 (76.5) | 20 (95.2) | 17 (45.9) | 37 (63.8) | ||
No | 0 | 0 | 3 (30.0) | 20 (36.4) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (4.8) | 3 (8.1) | 4 (6.9) | ||
Not sexually active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (10.9) | 3 (17.6) | 0 | 0 | 8 (13.8) | ||
Currently pregnant | N/A | N/A | 2 (20.0) | 0 | N/A | N/A | 17 (45.9) | 9 (15.5) | ||
On antiretroviral treatment (ART)a | .437** | 1.000** | ||||||||
Yes | 4 (80.0) | 4 (80.0) | 0 | 15 (50.0) | 13 (92.8) | 15 (78.9) | 14 (73.6) | 35 (85.4) | ||
No | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (100) | 15 (50.0) | 1 (7.2) | 4 (21.1) | 5 (26.3) | 6 (14.6) | ||