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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-9
pubmed:abstractText
This descriptive study sought to identify factors that influence HIV-infected women's intent to get pregnant. Interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of n = 322 HIV-infected women at risk for pregnancy. Participants were predominantly African-American (84.4%), single (57.9%), and ranged in age from 17 to 48 years. Forty per cent (n = 128) of the women had been pregnant since becoming HIV-positive. Potential factors influencing intent to get pregnant that were examined included demographic characteristics, HIV-related factors and personal beliefs and attitudes. In simple logistic regression models, younger age, increased motivation for child bearing, decreased perceived threat of HIV, decreased HIV symptomatology, higher traditional gender role orientation, and greater avoidance coping were all associated with greater intent to get pregnant. Following a model selection procedure, motivation for child bearing (OR = 16.05, 95% CI 7.95, 30.41) and traditional sex roles (OR = 4.49, 95% CI 1.44, 13.55) were significantly associated with greater intent to get pregnant. Traditional gender role orientation and motivation for childbearing are significant factors in predicting intent to get pregnant among HIV-infected women. These factors, as well as other non HIV-related factors, need to be routinely assessed by health care providers in developing plans of care for HIV-infected women.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0954-0121
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
181-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Adaptation, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-African Americans, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Attitude to Health, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Decision Making, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Focus Groups, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Gender Identity, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-HIV Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Interviews as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Motivation, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Reproduction, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-Socioeconomic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11940277-United States
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Factors influencing intent to get pregnant in HIV-infected women living in the southern USA.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. rsowell@kennesaw.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Multicenter Study