Antiretroviral Therapy is Associated with Increased Fertility Desire, but not Pregnancy or Live Birth, among HIV+ Women in an Early HIV Treatment Program in Rural Uganda
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2009Author
Maier, Marissa
Andia, Irene
Emenyonu, Nneka
Guzman, David
Kaida, Angela
Pepper, Larry
Hogg, Robert
Bangsberg, David R.
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To assess the association between antiretroviral therapy (ART) and fertility history and desire among HIV positive Ugandan women, we conducted a cross-sectional study among HIV-positive Ugandan women aged 18– 50 years who attended an HIV clinic at Mbarara University in western Uganda between November 1, 2005 and June 6, 2006. Of 538 women approached, 501 were enrolled. ART use was associated with increased odds of fertility desire (AOR 2.99, 95% CI 1.38–6.28), and decreased odds of pregnancy (AOR 0.56, 95% CI 0.33–0.95) and live birth (AOR 0.30, 95% CI 0.13–0.66). ART was associated with an increase in fertility desire, but was not associated with an increase in fertility. Additional studies will be needed to determine if this greater fertility desire among ART-treated women leads to an increase in fertility as ART use expands.
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