title: Unmet need for effective family planning in HIV-infected individuals: results from a survey in rural Uganda.
abstract: METHODS
  This study determined the unmet need for family planning among HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals living in western Uganda. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals who were randomly selected from HIV testing lists. Of those individuals, further analysis was conducted on a subset of 206 participants who did not desire more children and were not using a highly effective method of contraception. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate methods were performed to assess the relationship between HIV status and unmet need for effective family planning.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The unmet need for effective family planning was much greater in HIV-infected individuals compared to HIV-negative individuals [75.0% vs 33.8%, adjusted odds ratio (OR) 3.97, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.97-8.03, p<0.001]. Females were more likely to report an unmet need compared to males (69.0% vs 49.5%; adjusted OR 1.94, 95% CI 0.94-4.00, p=0.071). Other predictors of unmet need for effective family planning were older age (adjusted OR 1.08 for each year of age, 95% CI 1.00-1.16, p=0.018) and single/cohabiting vs being married (OR 2.36, 95% CI 1.16-4.80, p=0.036). Being on antiretroviral therapy was not a predictor of having a lower unmet need for effective family planning methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is high unmet need for effective family planning in HIV-positive study participants in a region of western Uganda, which should be of concern. This suggests that HIV-infected individuals do not want to use family planning or encounter barriers to accessing and utilising family planning services. Family planning programmes and HIV care and prevention services have to work together more effectively to create services conducive to clients from both programmes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Gian S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Jhangri
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heys
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alibhai
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rubaale
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kipp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents