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High risk behaviour and fertility desires among heterosexual HIV-positive patients with a serodiscordant partner--two
Laura Panozzo1, Manuel Battegay, Andree Friedl
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Switzerland.
Aim Of The Study:
To evaluate fertility intentions and condom use among HIV-positive persons.
Methods:
Multicentre study based on anonymous data collection (questionnaire).
Results:
114 questionnaires providing complete information were evaluated. 45% of HIV-positive women and 38% of HIV-positive men expressed the desire for children. Irrespective of this wish, half the study participants felt that health care providers would not sufficiently address their concerns regarding relationship, sexuality and fertility intentions. In HIV-discordant heterosexual couples, consistent condom use was mentioned by 73% of respondents. Among study participants no significant relationship between HAART, viral load and inconsistent condom use was found. In contrast, information on condom use obtained from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS), where the information is obtained by interview, gave higher estimates (88%) of consistent condom use.
Conclusions:
A significant proportion of HIV-infected individuals express a wish for parenthood. Issues related to fertility intentions and sexual relations need to be addressed more frequently by health care providers. Non-anonymous data collection on condom use may underestimate high risk behaviour.
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