Desire for a Child Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Northeast Brazil

• DOI: 10.1089/apc.2006.0116
• Publication Date: 2007-04-26T09:51:57Z
• Authors: Aglaêr A. Nóbrega; Fabíola A.S. Oliv...; Marli T.G. Galvão; Rosa S. Mota; Regina M. Barbosa; Inês Dourado; Carl Kendall; Ligia R.S. Kerr-P...
• Keywords: Serostatus; Interquartile range; Cross-sectional study

In Brazil, an increasing proportion of new HIV infections and AIDS cases involve women reproductive age. To describe the desire with HIV/AIDS to identify factors associated for motherhood, a cross-sectional study was carried out in referral hospital infectious diseases Ceará State, northeast Brazil. total, 229 were included data analysis. Median age 32 years (interquartile range, 26–37), 63% had monthly family income less than 210 USD. Forty-nine percent using contraceptive method, 37% wished undergo tubal ligation. Sixty-four latter motivated by fear having HIV-positive child. Forty participants wanted have multivariate regression analysis, variables independently women's child were: younger (in years, odds ration [OR] = 0.94; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.90–0.98), number children (OR 0.73; CI: 0.57–0.96), partner's 3.35; 95%CI: 1.75–6.39). Having partner who did not know about woman's positive serostatus negatively 0.17; 0.04–0.69). No variable related clinical status significantly outcome variable. Our showed that many unsterilized at whatever stage illness, children. We recommend nondirective counseling, consisting helping evaluate their own feelings, goals needs respect options be provided.