Abstract
Background
All women, including those living with HIV, have the right to choose the timing, spacing, and number of their births and need access to family planning services.Objective
To assess the prevalence and factors associated with unmet need for family planning among women attending Anti retro viral Therapy (ART).Methods
Facility-based cross sectional study was conducted from March, to April, 2018 in Gondar town, Ethiopia. Systematic random sampling technique was used to recruit respondents. A total of 441 reproductive age women on ART were included in the study. The data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire. Bivariate and backward multivariable logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with unmet need for family planning. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence interval was computed.Results
The prevalence of unmet need for family planning was 24.5% (95% CI: 20.4-28.8). Rural residence (AOR: 2.11, 95% CI (1.02, 4.36)), women aged 20-29 years (AOR: 0.29, 95% CI (0.09, 0.93)), 30-34 years (AOR: 0.30, 95% CI (0.10, 0.92)), 35-39 years (AOR: 0.14, 95% CI (0.04, 0.45)), and above 40 years (AOR: 0.08, 95% CI (0.02, 0.38)), have more than three children (AOR: 0.12, 95% CI (0.04, 0.36)), intention to have more children (AOR: 0.08, 95% CI (0.03, 0.23)), who did not disclose their sero-status to partner (AOR: 0.39, 95% CI (0.19, 0.81)), having no experience of contraception use (AOR: 0.44, 95% CI (0.21, 0.92)) were significantly associated with unmet need for family planning.Conclusion
One in every four women living with HIV had unmet need for family planning. Rural residence, age of the women, having >3 children, intention to have more children, not disclosing sero-status to partner, and having no experience of contraception use were significantly associated with unmet need for family planning.
Prolonged Amenorrhea and Low Hip Bone Mineral Density in Women Living With HIV—A Controlled Cross-sectional Study
