Childbearing Desire And Reproductive Behaviors Among Women Living With HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study

Researchers examined HIV-infected women in care in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for the prevalence and associated factors of childbearing desire. In addition, they investigated whether such desires were translated into behaviors related to contraceptive use and communication with health personnel. They conducted a cross-sectional survey among 1,631 women in two HIV-care facilities; of these women, 80% declared having childbearing desire indicating extremely high pregnancy desire in women living with HIV in Abidjan. Findings suggested no correlation between women’s childbearing desire and ART status or its duration. They indicate an utmost significance of integration of safe conception strategies along with improvement of contraceptive uptake among women in need of family planning for ensuring optimal conception and for avoiding transmission of HIV to the male partner or to the forthcoming child.

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