Fentahun, Tiguaded (2008) Fertility Intention and Family Planning Utilization among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Felege Hiwot Hospital Bahir Dar. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: HIV positive individuals may or may not have intention to have children. They could also have different degrees of utilization and demand for family planning. The extent of the intention and how it varies by individual, social, health and demographic characteristics is not well understood. The desire of HIV infected persons to have children in the future has significant implication for the transmission of HIV to sexual partners or newborns. Objective: The aim of the study is to assess fertility intention and family planning Utilization of people living with HIV/AIDS who are at ART follow up care in Bahir Dar. Method: The study was undertaken from March 11 to 26, 2008, using quantitative crosssectional study supplemented by qualitative in-depth interview on a sample of 366 PLWHA on follow up care. The study subjects were selected using quota sampling technique. The pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect the data and analysed using EPI info window 2000 and SPSS 11.0 statistical packages. Result: Nearly one fifth of respondents (21.6%), male 42 (53.2%) and female 37 (46.8%) had an intention of child. In general PLWHAs who were intended to have children are those on ART follow up care more than a year (AOR:4.33 ,95% CI: 1.35-13.90) and not having any children (AOR: 13.9 ,95% CI: 3.6-54.27) than those who did not desire children. Fifty five (33.7%) male and 46 (22.7%), overall 101(27.6%) were using family planning during the study period. The respondents who were using family planning were marriage/living together (AOR 3.67, 95%CI: 1.48-9.08), divorce/ widow (AOR: 0.30, 95%CI: 0.10_0.90) and who can read and write (AOR: 3.76 95%CI:1.26-11.22) showed significant association with current family planning use. Thirty nine (51.3%) married women/live together had unmet need.Conclusion: A high proportion of HIV positive individuals who received medical care expressed a wish for parenthood and wants to use family planning. The extent of fertility intention and family planning needs of these people has implication for vertical, heterosexual transmission and the need for counselling.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2018 09:46 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2018 09:46 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/8307 |
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