Fertility desires and infection with the HIV: results from a survey in rural Uganda
Fertility desires and infection with the HIV: results from a survey in rural Uganda
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DOI:
10.1097/01.aids.0000363776.76129.fd
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发表时间:
2009-11-01
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影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Rubaale, Tom
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作者:
Heys, Jennifer;Kipp, Walter;Rubaale, Tom
Objective: To determine how a positive HIV diagnosis influences fertility desires and reproductive decisions for women and men living in western Uganda.Design: Cross-sectional survey comparing two groups of participants: those who tested HIV-positive and those who tested HIV-negative.Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 421 individuals living ill rural areas. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate methods were used to analyze the relationship of the HIV Status to the desire to stop childbearing, reproductive decision-making and to the use of family planning methods.Results: The multivariate logistic regression model indicated that the odds ratio (OR) of wanting to stop childbearing was found to be 6.25 times greater (P