Awrajaw Dessie
Ethiopia
Research Article
Fertility Desire and Associated Factors among People Living with HIV on ART, In Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia
Author(s): Fisaha Haile, Nesredine Isahak and Awrajaw DessieFisaha Haile, Nesredine Isahak and Awrajaw Dessie
Background: Now a days, studies have shown that HIV infection may affect fertility by influencing desires and intentions to have children. On the other hand, studies of fertility intentions among HIV-positive individuals have suffered ambivalence and mixed results while some studies report a strong desire to have children, consistent with the high social values placed on children and others doesn’t. The relative strength of these conflicting findings varies according to individual and contextual factors. So, the aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of fertility desire and factors affecting it.
Method: A facility based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 518 individuals on ART from February to March 2013. A stratified systematic sampling by sex with proportional to size was employed to select the study subjects. B.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-891X.1000137