Knowledge and correlates of use of safer conception methods among HIV-infected women attending HIV care in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many people living with HIV would like to have children but family planning (FP) services often focus on only contraception. Availability of safer conception services is still very low in most low income countries. In this study we assessed the knowledge and use of safer conception methods (SCM) among HIV infected women in HIV care in Uganda to inform integration of safer conception in existing FP services.

Methods

Data were accrued from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of 5198 HIV+ women aged 15-49 years from 245 HIV clinics in Uganda. Knowledge and use of safer conception methods and associated factors were determined. The measure of association was prevalence ratio (PR) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals, obtained using a modified Poi

SUBMITTER: Gwokyalya V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538556 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature