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TI Attitudes toward childbearing and changes in sexual and contraceptive
practices among HIV-infected women.
DT 9409
AU Lai KK; Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical;
Center, Worcester 01655.
SO Cleve Clin J Med. 1994 Mar-Apr;61(2):132-6; quiz 161. Unique Identifier
: AIDSLINE MED/94251909
AB BACKGROUND: Women now constitute 12% of persons with acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and three quarters of them are well
within their childbearing age. OBJECTIVE: To determine if women infected
with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) change their attitudes toward
childbearing and their sexual and contraceptive practices. METHODS:
Questionnaire and interview. RESULTS: Forty-six women age 18 to 44
participated; 33 were white, 12 were Hispanic, and 1 was black.
Intravenous drug abuse was reported by 65%. Nineteen had symptomatic HIV
disease or AIDS. Only 70% said they had received counseling after
testing. Of these, 59% said they were counseled on avoiding pregnancy,
and 81% said they were counseled on use of condoms. Before testing, 59%
had wanted to have children; after testing, only 17% did. Only 4% said
they had always used condoms before testing, but 54% said they did after
testing; 39% said they used some form of birth control before testing
compared with 70% who said they did after testing. CONCLUSIONS:
Counseling was not optimal. Sexual and contraceptive practices changed,
but follow-up study will be needed to see if such changes are sustained.
DE Adolescence Adult *Attitude to Health Condoms *Contraception
Behavior Female Human HIV Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY Patient Education
Pregnancy/PSYCHOLOGY *Sex Behavior Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).