Mitra Ghasemi , Mojgan Javadnoori , Bahman Cheraghian , Zahra Abbaspoor

Abstract

AIDS is a controversial issue in women's health; it affects reproductive and sexual health. This study aimed to compare the reproductive and sexual health of HIV⁺ women and healthy women who were referred to behavioral disease counseling centers and health centers. This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was performed on 100 HIV+ women referred to the Behavioral Diseases Counseling Center and 100 healthy women referred to the health centers of Ahvaz and Abadan cities, Iran. Data collection tools included the researcher-construed reproductive health questionnaire and the FSFI sexual health questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 22 and T-test, chi-square, and single-variable and multivariate logistic regression. P was significant at a level of less than 0.05. The results of the study showed that not having high-risk behavior reduces the chance of afflicting HIV by 305 times (P <0.001); sexual performance in HIV+ women is 70% lower than healthy women (P <0.001). Also, the chance of having an overweight of 2.500 g in infants of HIV+ women was 40 times less than the infants of healthy women (P = 0.009) and the use of formula in infants of these mothers was 3.3 more than in infants of healthy mothers (P = 0.04). HIV+ women have more adverse consequences than healthy ones during fertility ages, pregnancy, and childbirth, and their sexual performance is weaker. We emphasize advising these women to better adhere to medication and improve their quality of life‎.

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