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Table 3 Factors associated with changing from a single method of contraception at baseline to dual methods 12 months later among participants in the assessment of family planning practices at 6 hospitals in Thailand, 2008–2009

From: Dual contraceptive method use and pregnancy intention among people living with HIV receiving HIV care at six hospitals in Thailand

Characteristics

Use of dual methods at 12 months (n = 317)

RR (95 % CI)

p-value

Adjusted RR (95 % CI)

p-value

Yes (n = 66)

No (n = 251)

Sexa (no.,%)

      

 Female

36 (19.0)

154 (81.0)

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

0.37

  

 Male

30 (23.8)

96 (76.2)

1.0

   

Age (no.,%)

      

  < 29 years

12 (24.0)

38 (76.0)

1.1 (0.4–3.4)

0.87

  

 30–39 years

30 (18.7)

130 (81.3)

0.9 (0.3–2.5)

0.91

  

 40–49 years

21 (22.6)

72 (77.4)

1.0 (0.4–3.1)

0.80

  

  > =50 years

3 (21.4)

11 (78.6)

1.0

   

Educationa (no.,%)

      

  < =Primary school

28 (20.6)

108 (79.4)

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

1.0

  

  > Primary school

38 (21.2)

141 (78.8)

1.0

   

Marital status (no.,%)

      

 Single

0 (0.0)

27 (100.0)

N/A

0.34

  

 Married/Live in partner

65 (23.5)

211 (76.5)

3.3 (0.5–22.0)

0.20

  

 Divorce/Separated

1 (7.1)

13 (92.9)

1.0

   

Disclosure of HIV status to steady partner (no.,%)

 Yes

55 (20.2)

217 (79.8)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

0.65

  

 No / No partner

11 (24.4)

34 (75.6)

1.0

   

Steady partner HIV status (no.,%)

 Positive

29 (20.6)

112 (79.4)

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

1.0

  

 Negative/unknown

37 (21.0)

139 (79.0)

1.0

   

Hospital (no.,%)

      

 Viangpapao

4 (20.0)

16 (80.0)

1.5 (0.5–4.3)

0.48

1.5 (0.5–4.3)

0.43

 Rajvithi

11 (47.8)

12 (52.2)

3.7 (1.9–7.2)

<0.001

2.5 (1.1–5.7)

0.03

 Siriraj

26 (32.1)

55 (67.9)

2.5 (1.3–4.5)

<0.01

2.2 (1.1–4.2)

0.02

 BMA (Vajira&Taksin)

13 (12.9)

88 (87.1)

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

1.0

1.0 (0.5–2.1)

0.98

 Bamrasnaradura

12 (13.0)

80 (87.0)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Time since HIV diagnosis at enrollmenta (no.,%)

    

  ≥ 5 years

25 (16.9)

123 (83.1)

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

0.01

0.5 (0.2–1.0)

0.051

 1–4 years

28 (20.4)

109 (79.6)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

0.05

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

0.12

  < 1 year

12 (38.7)

19 (61.3)

1.0

 

1.0

 

CD4a (no.,%)

      

  < 200

7 (20.6)

27 (79.4)

1.0 (0.5–2.1)

0.10

  

  > =200

54 (19.8)

219 (80.2)

1.0

   

Ever received ARVa (no.,%)

     

 Yes

45 (17.2)

217 (82.8)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

<0.01

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

0.61

 No

20 (37.0)

34 (63.0)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Received short messages relating to family planning from nurse at enrollment (no.,%)

 No

25 (28.7)

62 (71.3)

1.6 (1.0–2.5)

.05

1.5 (0.9–2.4)

0.15

 Yes

41 (17.8)

189 (82.2)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Received short messages relating to family planning from doctor at enrollment (no.,%)

 No

41 (21.8)

147 (78.2)

1.1 (0.7–1.7)

0.70

  

 Yes

25 (19.4)

104 (80.6)

1.0

   

Received short messages relating to family planning from counselor at enrollment (no.,%)

 No

42 (21.2)

156 (78.8)

1.0 (0.7–1.6)

0.94

  

 Yes

24 (20.2)

95 (79.8)

1.0

   
  1. Numbers might not sum to 100 % due to rounding
  2. RR relative risk, CI confidence interval
  3. aNumber may not equal to 317 due to missing values