Table 3 Factors associated with sustaining contraceptive decision among young people

Age of respondent

Yes

Yes

   15- 19 years

37 (15.2)

1.0

1.0

68 (24.7)

1.0

1.0

   20 -24 years *

107 (26.2)

1.99 (1.31, 3.02)

1.78 (1.16, 2.74)

44 (12.8)

0.44 (0.29, 0.68)

0.85 (0.52, 1.37)

HIV status of respondent

   Negative

107 (24.1)

1.0

1.0

45 (11.8)

1.0

1.0

   Infected

37 (17.8)

0.68 (0.45, 1.04)

0.63 (0.41, 0.98)

67 (28.2)

2.93 (1.91, 4.50)

2.80 (1.80, 4.36)

Sex of respondent

   Female

98 (20.0)

1.0

1.0

76 (16.2)

1.0

1.0

   Male*

46 (28.4)

1.57 (1.05, 2.39)

1.64 (1.08, 2.51)

36 (23.7)

1.60 (1.02, 2.51)

1.32 (0.81, 2.13)

Marital status

   Single/separated/widowed

25 (17.4)

1.0

1.0

76 (33.2)

1.0

1.0

   Married/in a relationship*

119 (82.6)

2.82 (1.77, 4.53)

1.70 (1.15, 2.50)

33 (9.4)

0.21 (0.13, 0.33)

0.29 (0.18, 0.45)

Education level

   Primary

25 (15.9)

1.0

27 (17.0)

1.0

   Secondary

45 (18.1)

1.16 (0.68, 1.99)

52 (20.3)

1.25 (0.74, 2.09)

   Higher and above

74 (30.2)*

2.28 (1.37, 3.82)

32 (15.8)

0.91 (0.52, 1.60)

Age difference with partner

   5 years or less

76 (27.9)

1.0

21 (9.7)

1.0

   6 years or more

31 (23.5)

0.79 (0.49, 1.28)

10 (9.0)

0.92 (0.42, 2.04)

   No partner*

37 (14.9)

0.45 (0.29, 0.71)

81 (27.7)

2.58 (2.10, 6.10)

Religion of respondent

   Born again (Pentecostal)

25 (19.1)

1.0

28 (20.9)

1.0

   Catholic

46 (20.9)

1.12 (0.65, 1.93)

38 (17.9)

0.83 (0.48, 1.43)

   Protestant

49 (24.1)

1.35 (0.78, 2.32)

33 (17.7)

0.81 (0.64, 1.42)

   Muslim

24 (25.3)

1.43 (0.76, 2.71)

13 (15.5)

0.69 (0.33, 1.43)

Discussed with health workers about pregnancy, contraception, birth spacing

   No

14 (14.6)

1.0

12 (12.8)

1.0

   Yes

130 (23.4)

1.79 (0.99, 3.26)

100 (19.0)

1.60 (0.84, 3.06)

Discussed with partner about childbearing*

   No

45 (14.8)

1.0

87 (25.1)

1.0

   Yes

99 (28.5)

2.29 (1.54, 3.41)

25 (9.1)

0.30 (0.18, 0.49)

H-Lemeshow statistic

77.9%

81.8%

P value

0.221

0.779