Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2021 Dec;25(12):4008-4017. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03339-0. Epub 2021 Jun 14.
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.
对于感染 HIV 的孕妇(WLWH),她们对怀孕的感受可能会影响其情绪健康和寻求医疗服务的行为。本研究在坦桑尼亚莫希(Moshi)地区调查了参加 HIV 母婴传播预防(PMTCT)服务的女性对怀孕的态度及其相关因素。在妊娠第二或第三个三个月期间,200 名感染 HIV 的孕妇参加了研究并完成了一项结构问卷调查。单变量和多变量回归模型检验了与对怀孕的态度相关的因素,包括人口统计学、人际关系和情绪健康。对当前怀孕的态度普遍较为积极,87%的参与者表示对怀孕感到高兴。在最终的多变量模型中,伴侣的支持度较高、新诊断为 HIV 以及子女较少与对怀孕的态度更积极显著相关。研究结果表明,PMTCT 中需要提供有针对性的社会心理支持服务,以及为 WLWH 提供全面的生殖健康护理。