Determinants of Fertility Desires and Intentions among HIV Infected and Uninfected Women and Contraceptive use among HIV-infected women in the study atSix hospitals in two regions of Kenya
| Autor: | M.A. Simba, P. Orege, Z. Ng’ang’a, L. Gitonga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences. 5:302-317 |
| ISSN: | 2349-0659 2350-0964 |
| DOI: | 10.21276/apjhs.2018.5.3.44 |
| Popis: | HIV epidemic in Kenya is geographically diverse ranging from a prevalence of 26 percent and 0.4 percent. Evidence indicates that a higher proportion of HIV infected women are more likely to be associated with unintended pregnancies.Despite this evidence, little is known about determinants of fertility desires and intentions of HIVinfectedand HIV-uninfected women in Kenya. 437 HIV-infected and 365 HIV-uninfected women were enrolled in the study. Using a cross-sectional mixed method, the study sought to investigate determinants of fertility desires and intentions among HIV-infected and uninfected women, and further determined factors associated with desire and intention to use contraceptives among HIV-infected women. Focus group discussions and key informant interviews were conducted with HIV-infected and uninfected women and Health providers respectively. Sampling was proportionate to the size based on client volumes at each study hospital. Similar factors including; age, region ofresidence, place of residence, level of education, employment and marital status were found to significantly influence desire and intention to have children among HIV-infected and uninfected women. Older women were more likely to desire or intend to have more children P |
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