Fertility desires and condom use among HIV-positive women at an antiretroviral roll-out program in Zimbabwe
| Autor: | Mcclellan, M. K., Patel, R., Kadzirange, G., Chipatod, T., david katzenstein |
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| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier African Journal of Reproductive Health; Vol 14, No 2 (2010); 27-35 |
| ISSN: | 1118-4841 |
| Popis: | As access to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) increases in sub-Saharan Africa, fertility and contraception patterns are likely to change. Two hundred HIV-positive women at an ART roll-out site in Zimbabwe responded to a questionnaire on fertility desires and condom use. Ten women (5%) reported planning a pregnancy in the next year, comprising 0% of women not yet eligible for ART, 8.22% of women on the waitlist for ART, and 4.17% of women on ART. Younger age, fewer living children, and higher quality of life were individually associated with intended pregnancy in the next year; however in multivariate analysis only the association with higher quality of life remained significant. Reported ever use of condoms was relatively low (46.5%) and condom use varied by neither ART status nor by fertility desires. In conclusion, our data demonstrates fertility desires among HIV-positive women in Zimbabwe correlate with higher perceived quality of life (Afr. J. Reprod. Health 2010; 14[2]: 27-35). |
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