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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Desire for children and pregnancy risk behavior among HIV-infected men and women in Uganda
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 10, No. SUPPL. 7, Year 2006
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Description
To identify ways to improve prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 1,092 HIV-infected men and women attending an AIDS support organization in Jinja, Uganda, between October 2003 and June 2004. Pregnancy risk behavior was defined as having sex without contraceptive or condom. Overall, 42% of participants were sexually active, 33% practiced pregnancy risk behavior, and 18% desired more children. Men were almost four times to want more children than the women (27% vs. 7%). Among those practicing pregnancy risk behavior, 73% did not want more children and were at high risk for unwanted pregnancies. Although 81% knew that mother-to-child transmission of HIV could be prevented, only 22% believed that an HIV-infected woman who received PMTCT therapy could still deliver an HIV-infected child. Lack of MTCT information, having attended the program for ≤ 2 years and desire for children were independently associated with pregnancy risk behavior. PMTCT and other HIV prevention and care programs should ensure provision of family planning for HIV-infected populations who do not want to become pregnant. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nakayiwa, Sylvia
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Uganda, Entebbe
Uganda Virus Research Institute
Abang, Betty
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Packel, Laura J.
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Lifshay, Julie
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Purcell, David W.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
King, Rachel Lisa
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ezati, Enoch
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mermin, Jonathan H.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coutinho, Alex G.
Uganda, Kampala
Aids Support Organization Uganda
Bunnell, Rebecca E.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistics
Citations: 175
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-006-9126-2
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Uganda
Participants Gender
Male
Female