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    A systematic review of factors influencing fertility desires and intentions among people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for policy and service delivery

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    Authors
    Nattabi, Barbara
    Li, Jianghong
    Thompson, Sandra
    Garimoi Orach, C.
    Earnest, Jaya
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Nattabi, Barbara and Li, Jianghong and Thompson, Sandra and Garimoi Orach, Christopher and Earnest, Jaya. 2009. A systematic review of factors influencing fertility desires and intentions among people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for policy and service delivery. AIDS and Behaviour.
    Source Title
    AIDS and Behaviour
    DOI
    10.1007/s10461-009-9537-y
    ISSN
    10907165
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    Centre for International Health
    School
    Centre for International Health (Curtin Research Centre)
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    The original publication is available at: http://www.springerlink.com

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5183
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    With availability of antiretroviral treatments, HIV is increasingly recognised as a chronic disease people live with for many years. This paper critically reviews the current literature on fertility desires and reproductive intentions among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) and critiques the theoretical frameworks and methodologies used. A systematic review was conducted using electronic databases: ISI Web of Knowledge, Science Direct, Proquest, Jstor and CINAHL for articles published between 1990 and 2008. The search terms used were fertility desire, pregnancy, HIV, reproductive decision making, reproductive intentions, motherhood, fatherhood and parenthood. Twenty-nine studies were reviewed. Fertility desires were influenced by a myriad of demographic, health, stigma-associated and psychosocial factors. Cultural factors were also important, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Future research that examines fertility desires among PLHIV should include cultural beliefs and practices in the theoretical framework in order to provide a holistic understanding and to enable development of services that meet the reproductive needs of PLHIV.

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