Open Access<p>Fertility Desire and Its Determinants Among People Living with HIV in Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic of Teku Hospital, Nepal</p>
Author(s) -
Namuna Shrestha,
Rameshwar Prasad Pokharel,
Anil Poudyal,
Ranjeeta Subedi,
Namra Kumar Mahato,
Nitisha Gautam,
Dirghayu Kc,
Govinda Prasad Dhungana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hiv/aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1373
DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s235502
Subject(s) - fertility , medicine , antiretroviral therapy , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pregnancy , cross sectional study , pediatrics , family medicine , population , environmental health , viral load , pathology , sociology , biology , genetics
Pregnancy in people Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) involves significant public health risks, including the risk of HIV transmission to uninfected partners and the fetus. Despite the growing importance of fertility issues for HIV-infected people, little is known about their fertility desires in Nepal. This study, therefore, aimed to determine the magnitude of and factors associated with the fertility desire of PLHIV.