Table 2.

Childbearing Attitudes, Goals, and Communication Among HIV+ Male Patients, n=311

Variables	n (%)
Attitudes
“Okay for HIV+ woman to become pregnant?” (yes)	149 (51)
Desires
Want to have a child in the future (yes)	115 (39)
Want to have 1 child	66 (57)
Want to have >1 child	49 (43)
Intentions
Intend to have a child in the future (yes)	57 (19)
Intend to have 1 child	28 (49)
Intend to have >1 child	29 (51)
Communication about childbearing
Reported communication w/HIV provider	42 (14)
Reported provider advised against childbearing	17 (40)
Relationship w/clinical care provider Scale, mean (SD)	44.2 (6.5)
Reported communication w/partner	81 (28)
Reported communication w/partner and provider	22 (7)