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Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for having spoken to a health provider about pregnancy among FSWs living with HIV (n = 252)

From: Patient-provider communication about pregnancy and HIV among female sex workers living with HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Sociodemographics

OR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

 Age

1.0

1.0, 1.0

1.0

0.9, 1.0

 Civil status (ref: has partner)

0.7

0.4, 1.3

0.9

0.4, 1.7

 Education (ref: secondary/tertiary education)

1.6

0.9, 2.7

1.3

0.7, 2.3

Risk behaviors and HIV characteristics

 Alcohol use (last 30 days)

0.5**

0.3, 0.8

0.5*

0.3, 0.9

 Drug use ever

0.3***

0.2, 0.6

0.4*

0.2, 0.8

 Years since HIV diagnosis

1.1*

1.0, 1.1

1.1*

1.0, 1.1

 Viral load (n = 248)

0.6

0.4, 1.0

  

Sexual and reproductive health characteristics

 Number of times pregnant

0.9

0.8, 1.0

0.9

0.8, 1.1

 No contraception in the last 6 months

0.8

0.4, 1.5

  

 Have been pregnant since HIV diagnosis

1.3

0.8, 2.1

  

 If an woman with HIV wants to get pregnant she should try

0.9

0.5, 1.5

  

 Knows that ART during pregnancy can prevent MTCT

1.1

0.6, 2.

  

 Desire more children

0.7

0.4, 1.2

  

Stigma and support

 Perception of provider scale

2.0**

1.3, 3.0

1.6*

1.0, 2.5

 HIV related internalized stigma scale

0.7

0.4, 1.1

  

 Sex work related internalized stigma scale

0.9

0.6, 1.4

  
  1. * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001