Impact of antiretroviral therapy on fertility desires among HIV-infected persons in rural Uganda
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Impact of antiretroviral therapy on fertility desires among HIV-infected persons in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND Little is known about the fertility desires of HIV infected individuals on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). In order to contribute more knowledge to this topic we conducted a study to determine if HIV-infected persons on HAART have different fertility desires compared to persons not on HAART, and if the knowledge about HIV transmission from mother-to-child is different i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-8-27