Prevalence and factors associated with fertility desire among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The fertility desire of people living with HIV (PLHIV) has been rising in the past decade. However, there are many studies among which the association remains controversial between the fertility desire of HIV-infected persons and antiretroviral therapy (ART), sex, marital status, and educational level.

Methods

We performed a literature search of these meta-analyses in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science and ScienceDirect in November 2019. We also reviewed references of eligible studies to complement the search. We used pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) with a random-effects model and a fixed-effects model to estimate the association between fertility desire among PLHIV and ART, sex, age, marital status, educational level, and num

SUBMITTER: Yan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7971888 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature