Table 4 Factors associated with first-year discontinuation of LARC among women using LARC at Kawempe National Referral Hospital (N = 354)
**COR | 95%C.I | P-Value | *** aOR | 95% C.I | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of the participant | 0.958 | 0.92–0.99 | 0.024* | 0.925 | 0.8–0.9 | 0.005* |
Desired number of children | 0.619 | 0.3–1.1 | 0.102 | 0.799 | 0.6–0.9 | 0.044* |
Education level of the Husband | ||||||
Illiterate/primary | 1.797 | 0.9–3.6 | 0.102 | 1.345 | 0.6–3.2 | 0.502 |
Secondary | 1.126 | 0.6-2.0 | 0.681 | 1.255 | 0.7–2.4 | 0.493 |
College and beyond | 1 | 1 | ||||
Monthly income of husband UGX)1 | ||||||
<=1,000,000 | 1.656 | 0.9–3.1 | 0.12 | 0.910 | 0.5–1.8 | 0.792 |
> 1000,000 | 1 | 1 | ||||
When do you plan to get pregnant | ||||||
Not at all | 1.313 | 0.7–2.6 | 0.436 | 2.407 | 0.9–6.4 | 0.08 |
Within one year | 0.690 | 0.4–1.7 | 0.166 | 0.744 | 0.4–1.4 | 0.354 |
More than a year | 1 | 1 | ||||
Who took the decision to use LARC | ||||||
own choice | 1 | 1 | ||||
Health professional | 3.842 | 0.6–23.3 | 0.144 | 4.471 | 0.4–45.7 | 0.207 |