Desire for children and unmet need for contraception among HIV-positive women in Lesotho

摘要: In Lesotho, where the HIV prevalence rate for women is 26.4%, there high risk mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. Efforts to prevent MTCT can focus on reducing fertility level HIV-positive women. This paper examines desire children and unmet need contraception limit or space births among age 15-49 years, using data from 2004 Lesotho Demographic Health Survey. Multivariate analysis women, 83% whom have never learned their status, shows that in future does not differ by socioeconomic status. Unmet highest poorest households. Although these lower prevalence, they higher potential MTCT. The multivariate results are similar both HIVnegative because low self-awareness reduce require improved access family planning services all especially poorest, an increase testing counseling.