Table 3 Factors associated with fertility desire among HIV-positive women of reproductive age in Jimma town Southwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 374)

Age

 18–29

4.97 (1.93, 12.82)*

4.05 (1.24, 13.33)

 30–39

2.82 (1.09, 7.25)*

2.92 (0.91, 9.35)

 40–49

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Marital status

 Never married

1.42 (0.59, 3.37)

2.011 (0.622, 6.501)

 Married

1.92 (1.16, 3.18)

4.967 (1.203, 20.499)

 Widowed

0.52 (0.916, 4.010)

0.32 (0.13, 0.78)

 Divorced

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Educational status

 Can’t read and write

1.27 (0.56, 2.87)

1.96 (0.49, 7.94)

 Read and write but not formal

1.35 (0.71, 2.56)

1.054 (0.300, 3.699)

 Formal education

2.15 (1.24, 3.74)*

1.01 (0.312, 3.21)

 Preparatory

1.77 (1.47, 4.56)

1.38 (0.31, 6.28)

 Diploma

5.7 (2.04, 16.12)*

5.34 (1.10, 15.60)

 University degree

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Monthly family income

 Less than 500 ETB

1.514 (0.492, 4.657)

1.077 (0.224, 5.188)

 500–1000 ETB

1.27 (1.02, 7.103)*

1.79 (1.56, 10.669)

 1001–5000 ETB

1.978 (1.106, 3.352)*

1.699 (.832, 3.468)

 No income

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Duration of ART initiation

 Less than 5 years

0.645 (0.348, 0.897)

0.655 (0.377, 1.141)

 Greater than 5 years

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Children’s biological sex

 All girl/s

1.49 (1.22, 2.609)*

1.780 (1.522, 3.852)

 Both boy/s and girl/s

2.55 (1.285, 4.483)*

2.791 (1.246, 6.254)

 No living child

4.18 (2.301, 7.573)

3.732 (1.667, 8.355)

 All boy/s

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Partner’s HIV status

 Positive

2.533 (1.585, 4.048)*

3.77 (1.03, 10.49)

 Negative

3.03 (1.72, 5.37)*

3.56 (3.02, 9.33)

 No partner

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Partner’s interest to have children

 Yes

4.44 (2.86, 6.85)*

3.125 (1.811, 5.37)

 No

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Community pressure to have children

 Yes

2.37 (1.56, 3.703)*

1.94 (1.14, 3.31)

 No

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Use of contraceptives

 No

1.41 (1.212, 5.512)*

2.575 (1.082, 6.128)

 Yes

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