Assessment of Modern Contraceptive Utilization and Associated Factors Among Women Living With HIV/AIDS In Debre Tabor Referral Hospital In Debre Tabor Town, South Gondar Zone, North Central Ethiopia

Abstract Introduction: Preventing unintended pregnancy among HIV-positive women constitutes a critical global public health priority for addressing the desperate state of maternal and child health in HIV hyper endemic settings, yet few data exist on contraceptive use among women entering ART follow up in Debre Tabor Referral Hospital. Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess contraceptive utilization and associated factors among women aged 15-49 years living with HIV/AIDS in Debre Tabor Referral Hospital.Methods: Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 02 to February 03, 2020 on women aged 15-49 years living with HIV/AIDS in Debre Tabor Referral Hospital. A total of 415 reproductive women living with HIV/AIDS were selected for the study using simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using a Structured questionnaires through face to face interview by two trained nurses assigned at ART clinic of DTH during data collection period. The data was presented using descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage and the association between dependent and selected independent variables was determined by inferential statistics of chi-square test.Result: The study analysis shows that there is significant association (p-value<0.05) between educational status (p-value=0.000), knowledge about modern contraceptive (p-value=0.000), spouse approval (p-value=0.000) and receive counseling about modern contraceptive (p-value=0.000) with their modern contraceptive use.Conclusion: This study in generally showed lower utilization of modern contraceptive in the study area.