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Differential Impacts of HIV status on short-term fertility desires among couples in Rakai, Uganda

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  • Xiaoyu Song
  • Stephanie A Grilo
  • Sanyukta Mathur
  • Tom Lutalo
  • Robert Ssekubugu
  • Fred Nalugoda
  • John S Santelli

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Background: Fertility desires of female and male partners in current relationships are often correlated. We examined the influence of HIV seropositive status of female and male partners on short-term fertility desires in Rakai, Uganda, a setting with high fertility and HIV infection rates. Methods: Participants were couples (15–49 years old) enrolled in the Rakai Community Cohort Study, from 2011 to 2013 (n = 2,291). Cohen’s kappa coefficient was used to measure the correlation of female and male partners’ short-term fertility desires (measured as ‘wanting a child in the next 12 months’), in both total sample and stratified serostatus groups. HIV serostatus and additional characteristics of female and male partners were included in Poisson regression models to estimate the rate ratios (RR) for each partner’s short-term fertility desires. Individual and partner characteristics included HIV status, partner HIV status, age in years, partner age in years, educational attainment, number of living children, community of residence, and socioeconomic status (SES). Results: Short-term fertility desires among female and male partners were moderately associated (Kappa = 0.37, p-value

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  • Xiaoyu Song & Stephanie A Grilo & Sanyukta Mathur & Tom Lutalo & Robert Ssekubugu & Fred Nalugoda & John S Santelli, 2019. "Differential Impacts of HIV status on short-term fertility desires among couples in Rakai, Uganda," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0210935
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210935
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