Predicting pregnancy in HIV-1-discordant couples

AIDS Behav. 2010 Oct;14(5):1066-71. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9716-x.

Abstract

This study examines the incidence and predictors of pregnancy in HIV-1-discordant couples from Nairobi, Kenya. Women from 454 discordant couples were followed for up to 2 years. One-year cumulative incidence of pregnancy was 9.7%. Pregnancy rates did not differ significantly between HIV-1-infected and uninfected women (HR = 1.46). The majority of pregnancies occurred among women < 30 years old reporting a desire for future children (1-year incidence 22.2%). Pregnancy rates may be high among discordant couples, indicating desire for children may override concerns of HIV-1 transmission and increase unprotected sex, and highlighting the need to make conception safer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Forecasting
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / psychology
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • HIV Seronegativity
  • HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology*
  • HIV Seropositivity / psychology
  • HIV Seropositivity / transmission
  • HIV-1 / immunology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Rate*
  • Reproduction*
  • Risk Factors
  • Spouses / statistics & numerical data
  • Young Adult