Mona Loutfy|Trevor Hart|Saira Mohammed|DeSheng Su|Edward D. Ralph|Sharon Walmsley|Lena C. Soje|Marvelous Muchenje|Anita Rachlis|Fiona Smaill|Jonathan B. Angel|Janet Raboud|Michael Silverman|Wangari Tharao|Kevin Gough|Mark H. Yudin
Fertility Desires and Intentions of HIV-Positive Women of Reproductive Age in Ontario, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study
University of Toronto|Women's College Hospital|Public Health Ontario|University of Toronto|Toronto Metropolitan University|Women's College Hospital|University Health Network|St Joseph's Health Care|University of Toronto|University Health Network|Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention|Women's Health In Women's Hands|University of Toronto|Sunnybrook Health Science Centre|Health Sciences Centre|McMaster University Medical Centre|Hamilton Health Sciences|Ottawa Hospital|Public Health Ontario|University of Toronto|University Health Network|Lakeridge Health|Women's Health In Women's Hands|University of Toronto|St. Michael's Hospital|University of Toronto
background improvements life expectancy quality life hivpositive women coupled reduced vertical transmission likely lead numerous hivpositive women consider becoming pregnant order clarify demand aid appropriate health services planning population study aims assess fertility desires intentions hivpositive women reproductive age living ontario canada methodologyprincipal findings crosssectional study recruitment stratified match geographic distribution hivpositive women reproductive age 1852 living ontario carried women recruited 38 sites october 2007 april 2009 invited complete 189item selfadministered survey entitled hiv pregnancy planning questionnaire designed assess fertility desires intentions actions logistic regression models fit calculate unadjusted adjusted odds ratios significant predictors fertility intentions median age 490 participating hivpositive women 38 iqr 3243 61 52 47 74 born outside canada living toronto african ethnicity currently antiretroviral therapy respectively total respondents 69 95 ci 6473 desired give birth 57 95 ci 5362 intended give birth future multivariable model significant predictors fertility intentions younger age age40 p00001 african ethnicity p00001 living toronto p 0002 lower number lifetime births p 002 conclusionssignificance proportions hivpositive women reproductive age living ontario desiring intending pregnancy higher reported earlier north american studies proportions similar reported african populations healthcare providers policy makers need consider increasing services support pregnancy planning hivpositive women may particularly significant jurisdictions high levels african immigration