Women who suspect they have HIV want a child soon-or not at all

摘要

The childbearing preferences of women who think they may be infected with HIV tend to diverge into two very different paths, according to findings from Mozambique. On the one hand, compared with women who think it is impossible that they have HIV, those who say they may be infected are more likely to want to have children in the next two years than to do so later (odds ratio, 1.9). On the other hand, these women are also more likely to report that they would rather cease childbearing than have a child later (1.5). In other words, the women tend to want a child now-or never.