Samuel Oyibo1, Atariata Oghenewoke1, Mary Odeyemi Balogun1, Ugbe Maurice-Joel Ugbe2

1. Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
2. Department of Public Health, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

Abstract
Background: Women living with HIV/AIDS possess fertility desires similar to their uninfected counterparts, and with advances in health therapies, these women can realistically have and raise uninfected children. Preconception care (PC) is a specialized
form of intervention aimed at the prevention, identification, treatment, and management of biomedical, behavioural, and social
conditions that militate against safe motherhood and the delivery of healthy offspring.
Objective: The study aimed to assess preconception and contraceptive care among women living with HIV and attending Antiretroviral Therapy Clinics in Alimosho, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Methods: This was a descriptive facility-based cross-sectional study of 383 women of reproductive age living with HIV/AIDSand attending ART clinics in the study area. Probability sampling methods were used in the selection procedures. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and univariate logistic regression at a 5% level of significance. Stratified and simple random sampling were used in the selection process.
Results: Only 37.4% of respondents received optimal PC services. Being 20-29 years old [OR =1.716 (95% CI: 1.664, 1.769), p= 0.020], being 30-39 years [OR =1.514 (95% CI: 0.598, 3.831), p = 0.005], tertiary education [OR =8.43. (95% CI: 1.41, 18.5), p = 0.020], and being single [OR =2.00 (95% CI: 1.928-2.072), p = 0.002] were significantly related to the utilization of contraceptives.
Conclusion: There is a need to provide structure and guidelines for optimal streamlined PC and contraceptive services for women living with HIV/AIDS.
Keywords: Preconception care; contraceptive care; HIV/AIDS; women.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v24i1.5
Cite as: Oyibo S, Oghenewoke A, Balogun MO, Ugbe UM-J. Preconception and contraceptive care for women living with HIV/AIDS attending antiretroviral treatment clinics in Lagos State, Nigeria. Afri Health Sci, 24 (1). 25-35. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v24i1.5