• Samuel Oyibo, Atariata Oghenewoke, Mary Odeyemi Balogun, and Ugbe Maurice-Joel Ugbe.
• Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
• Afr Health Sci. 2024 Mar 1; 24 (1): 253525-35.

BackgroundWomen 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.ObjectiveThe study aimed to assess preconception and contraceptive care among women living with HIV and attending Antiretroviral Therapy Clinics in Alimosho, Lagos State, Nigeria.MethodsThis was a descriptive facility-based cross-sectional study of 383 women of reproductive age living with HIV/AIDS and 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.ResultsOnly 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.ConclusionThere is a need to provide structure and guidelines for optimal streamlined PC and contraceptive services for women living with HIV/AIDS.© 2024 Oyibo S et al.

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