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  1. Attitudes of women and men living with HIV and their healthcare providers towards pregnancy and abortion by HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia

    Attitudes of women and men living with HIV and their healthcare providers towards pregnancy and abortion by HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann M Moore --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Akinrinola Bankole --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Olutoin Awolude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Suzette Audam --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Adesina Oladokun --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Isaac Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria
    Fertility decisions among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are complicated by disease progression, the health of their existing children and possible antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, among other factors. Using a sample of HIV-positive women (n = 353) and men (n...
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  2. Making the childfree choice: Perspectives of women living in South Africa

    Making the childfree choice: Perspectives of women living in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Primrose Z. J. Bimha --- Gender Studies, School of African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics, South Africa Rachelle Chadwick --- Gender Studies, School of African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics, South Africa
    This article explores heterosexual childfree women’s decisions and the ways in which they negotiate their childfree identity in the context of pronatalist expectations. A convenience sample of seven women living in South Africa were interviewed about their rationale and experience...
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  3. Demography of remarriage and fertility desire among women receiving antiretroviral therapy in South West Nigeria

    Demography of remarriage and fertility desire among women receiving antiretroviral therapy in South West Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joshua O Akinyemi --- , Nigeria Rotimi F Afolabi --- , Nigeria Olutosin A Awolude --- , Nigeria E Afolabi Bamgboye --- , Nigeria
    Background: In view of sociocultural norms surrounding marriage and childbearing in South West Nigeria, fertility desire may be stronger among remarried women living with HIV. This article describes the characteristics of remarriage and its relationship to fertility desire.
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  4. Considering childbearing in the age of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): Views of HIV-positive couples

    Considering childbearing in the age of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): Views of HIV-positive couples

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vezumuzi Ndlovu [CXX0001]
    Objectives: Based on a qualitative study conducted in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, this article examines how the availability of HAART since April 2004 may impact the views and choices of HIV-positive couples on childbearing. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 couples...
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  5. How is becoming pregnant whilst HIV-positive? Voices of women at a selected rural clinic in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa

    How is becoming pregnant whilst HIV-positive? Voices of women at a selected rural clinic in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Livhuwani Muthelo --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Judith Prudence Mgwenya --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Rambelani Nancy Malema --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Tebogo Mothiba --- University of Limpopo, South Africa
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