Table 2 Reproductive history and Child desire of clients on HAART at Finoteselam Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia July 2013
Variables | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current number of children | |||
Have No child | 94 | 22.3 | |
1–2 | 192 | 45.5 | |
≥3 | 136 | 32.2 | |
Pregnancy now(n = 205) | |||
Yes | 47 | 22.9 | |
No | 158 | 77.1 | |
Pregnancy wanted/Timed (n = 47) | |||
Yes | 29 | 61.7 | |
No | 18 | 38.3 | |
Want children in the future(n = 422) | |||
Yes | 141 | 33.4 | |
No | 281 | 66.6 | |
Number of children wanted in the future (n = 141) | |||
One | 68 | 48.2 | |
Two | 63 | 44.7 | |
More than two | 10 | 7.1 | |
Time prefer when to have children (n = 141) | |||
Within 1 year | 55 | 39.0 | |
Within 1 up to 2 years | 54 | 38.3 | |
After 2 years | 15 | 10.6 | |
Don’t Know specific time | 17 | 12.1 | |
Partner desire for having children (n = 304) | |||
Yes | 97 | 31.9 | |
No/ I don’t know | 207 | 68.1 | |