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- Title
Attitudes Toward Pregnancy Among Women Enrolled in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Services in Moshi, Tanzania.
- Authors
Knippler, Elizabeth T.; Mwamba, Rimel N.; Coleman, Jessica N.; Knettel, Brandon A.; Minja, Linda M.; Kisigo, Godfrey A.; Ngocho, James S.; Cichowitz, Cody; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Watt, Melissa H.
- Abstract
For pregnant women living with HIV (WLWH), feelings about pregnancy may influence their emotional well-being and health seeking behaviors. This study examined attitudes toward pregnancy and associated factors among women enrolled in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in Moshi, Tanzania. 200 pregnant WLWH were enrolled during their second or third trimester of pregnancy and completed a structured survey. Univariable and multivariable regression models examined factors associated with attitudes toward pregnancy, including demographics, interpersonal factors, and emotional well-being. Attitudes toward the current pregnancy were generally positive, with 87% of participants reporting feeling happy about being pregnant. In the final multivariable model, having higher levels of partner support, being newly diagnosed with HIV, and having fewer children were significantly associated with more positive attitudes toward their pregnancy. Findings point to a need for tailored psychosocial support services in PMTCT, as well as comprehensive reproductive health care for WLWH.
- Subjects
TANZANIA; MATERNAL health services; STATISTICS; WELL-being; POSITIVE psychology; FAMILY planning; HAPPINESS; SOCIAL support; COUNSELING; THIRD trimester of pregnancy; MULTIVARIATE analysis; INTERPERSONAL relations; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ATTITUDES toward pregnancy; SECOND trimester of pregnancy; STATISTICAL models; EMOTIONS; WOMEN'S health; VERTICAL transmission (Communicable diseases); HIV; REPRODUCTIVE health
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2021, Vol 25, Issue 12, p4008
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-021-03339-0