Discussing Reproductive Plans with Healthcare Providers by Sexually Active Women Living with HIV in Western Ethiopia

Discussing reproductive plans with healthcare providers by women living with HIV (WLHIV) can assist in promoting safe reproductive health practices, but little research has been undertaken in this area. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in western Ethiopia in 2018 among 475 sexually active WLHI...

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Published inAIDS and behavior Vol. 24; no. 10; pp. 2842 - 2855
Main Authors Feyissa, Tesfaye Regassa, Harris, Melissa L., Loxton, Deborah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.10.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Antiretroviral agents
Antiretroviral drugs
Antiretroviral therapy
Children
Disease transmission
Health care
Health care facilities
Health care industry
Health Psychology
Health research
Health services
HIV
Hospitals
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Paper
Pregnancy
Public Health
Reproductive health
Risk reduction
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Wives
Women
Womens health
Ethiopia
Reproductive counseling
HIV
Safer conception
Fertility intention
Ethiopia
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Summary:Discussing reproductive plans with healthcare providers by women living with HIV (WLHIV) can assist in promoting safe reproductive health practices, but little research has been undertaken in this area. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in western Ethiopia in 2018 among 475 sexually active WLHIV. One hundred and twenty seven (26.8%) participants reported becoming pregnant in the last 5 years after being aware of their HIV-positive status; 33.6% reported their intention to have children in the future, and 26.9% were ambivalent about having children. WLHIV who reported general and personalized discussions of reproductive plans with healthcare providers were 30.7% and 16.8%, respectively. Unmarried sexually active women and WLHIV accessing health centers for antiretroviral therapy (ART) were less likely to report both general and personalized discussions than married women and women who accessed ART through hospitals, respectively. WLHIV are both having and intending to have children, highlighting discussions with healthcare providers can deliver support that reduces the risk of vertical and horizontal HIV transmission.
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ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-020-02833-1