Table 1 Participant characteristics and bivariate analysis of participant characteristics

Age group

15–24

15 (40.55)

22 (59.46)

37 (11.78)

0.239

25–34

72 (44.73)

89 (55.28)

161 (51.27)

35–45

62 (53.45)

54 (46.56)

116 (36.94)

Highest level of education

None

11 (40.75)

16 (59.26)

27 (8.60)

0.254

Primary

79 (44.64)

98 (55.37)

177 (56.37)

≥Secondary

59 (53.64)

51 (46.37)

110 (35.03)

Employment status

Unemployed

113 (46.51)

130 (53.5)

243 (77.39)

0.533

Employed

36 (50.71)

35 (49.3)

71 (22.61)

Marital status

Single-non regular

37 (71.16)

15 (28.85)

52 (16.56)

0.001**

Single regular

12 (60)

8 (40)

20 (6.37)

Married

97 (41.28)

138 (58.73)

235 (74.84)

Living together

3 (42.86)

4 (57.15)

7 (2.23)

Duration in HIV care

< 5 years

5 (7.05)

66 (92.96)

120 (38.22)

0.494

5 or more years

95 (48.97)

99 (51.04)

194 (61.78)

Gravidity

< 5

105 (47.3)

117 (52.71)

222 (70.70)

0.932

≥ 5

44 (47.83)

48 (52.18)

92 (29.30)

When was last pregnancy

< Year

3 (100)

0 (0)

3 (0.96)

0.035*

1–2 years

9 (34.62)

17 (65.39)

26 (8.28)

2 years

115 (46)

135 (54)

250 (79.62)

first child

22 (62.86)

13 (37.15)

35 (11.15)

Planned to have child

No

59 (39.6)

90 (60.41)

149 (58.20)

0.11

Yes

32 (29.91)

75 (70.1)

107 (41.80)

History of modern contraceptive use before the postpartum period

No

46 (62.17)

28 (37.84)

74 (23.57)

0.004**

Yes

103 (42.92)

137 (57.09)

240 (76.43)