PMID- 23301440
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130212
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1115-2613 (Print)
IS  - 1115-2613 (Linking)
VI  - 21
IP  - 1
DP  - 2012 Jan-Mar
TI  - Pattern of contraception among HIV positive women in Jos University Teaching 
      Hospital.
PG  - 11-5
AB  - BACKGROUND: Prevention of unintended pregnancies among HIV positive women is a 
      key strategy in preventing the spread of the disease. Contraception is crucial to 
      achieving this and consistent use of condom provides the dual advantage of 
      prevention of pregnancy and reinfection with HIV and other sexually transmitted 
      infections. The purpose of the study is to determine the contraceptive awareness 
      among these women, the types of contraception being used as well as the 
      prevalence and compliance with barrier contraception. METHOD: A cross-sectional 
      survey using an interviewer-administered proforma among HIV positive women within 
      the reproductive age group receiving prevention of mother to child transmission 
      (PMTCT) in Jos University Teaching Hospital. RESULT: A total of 140 
      questionnaires were administered and retrieved. One hundred and thirty nine women 
      (99.3%) had contraceptive awareness. Ninety eight of them (70%) were using 
      contraception, among which 95(96.9% of contraceptive use) were using condom. The 
      condom prevalence rate in the whole population was 67.8% The pattern of 
      contraception showed that 46 (46.9%) used condom alone, 49 (50%) used condom with 
      other methods; among which condom and injectables constitutedthe largest group 
      (41 women, 41.8%). Out of those using condom, 43 (43.2%) were using it 
      consistently. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of contraception, the use of barrier 
      contraceptive and the rate of the combined use of condom with other contraceptive 
      method, underscores the contraceptive awareness of these women as a means of 
      preventing unplanned pregnancies and prevention of re-infection with HIV and 
      other sexually transmitted infections.
FAU - Ogbe, A E
AU  - Ogbe AE
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaccology, Jos University Teaching Hospital. 
      adejoogbe@yahoo.com
FAU - Mutihir, J T
AU  - Mutihir JT
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Nigeria
TA  - Niger J Med
JT  - Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident 
      Doctors of Nigeria
JID - 100888321
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Condoms/statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Contraception Behavior
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *HIV Seropositivity
MH  - Hospitals, Teaching
MH  - Hospitals, University
MH  - Humans
MH  - Nigeria
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy, Unplanned
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2013/01/11 06:00
MHDA- 2013/02/13 06:00
CRDT- 2013/01/11 06:00
PHST- 2013/01/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/01/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/02/13 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Niger J Med. 2012 Jan-Mar;21(1):11-5.