%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence and Factors Associated with HIV Infection among Teenage Mothers Delivered at Mulago Hospital¡ªA Cross-Sectional Study
%A Aniku Dan Elly
%A Sekikubo Musa
%A Baragaine Justus Kafunjo
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 661-670
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2022.127059
%X <strong>Background:</strong><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> HIV infection during pregnancy is still a grave
problem, espe</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">cially in developing countries;
this is especially true for teenage pregnancy. W</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">e here attempted to
determine the prevalence of HIV among teenage mothers and the factors
associated with acquiring HIV infection amongst them. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A
cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary institute in Uganda from
November 2016 to January 2017. We interviewed a total of 395 teenage pregnant
women. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were made, with the results
presented by odds ratios (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Of 395, 34 (8.6%) were HIV positive. Of the 34, ten were born when infected and
4 had HIV following defilement. All the mothers were on anti-HIV treatment at
the time of the study. The factors associated with HIV infection were: age (AOR</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2.8, CI</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">=</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">1.50</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">5.33), age at sexual debut (0.6, 0.43</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.94), the age difference between couples (1.1, 1.02</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">1.18), and living in a polygamous relationship (10,
2.56</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">17.85). </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> High percentage
%K Teenage Pregnancy¡¯
%K Sexual Debut
%K Vertical Transmission
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=118925