Is sterilizaton the solution for HIV/AIDS women



HIV positive women are always advised to use a condom each time they have sex, in order to prevent themselves from HIV refections, pregnancies and STIs. When consulted whether condoms are 100% safe, most HIV positive women had this to say:



My partner and i never wanted to have any more children due to our status and the economic hardships. so we always used condoms each time we had sex.
One day without our knowledge, the condom busted during the act and few weeks later i discovered that i was pregnant. I now have a child and it is very difficult for us to take care of him, and i had to stop work in order to breastfed him for six months exclusively. but after six months i don't think, we will manage to buy formula milk for our baby as it is very expensive for us.



Another woman



I am HIV positive woman and have been falling pregnant every after two years,My health is very complicated as i have been having one pregnant after another,
my husband refuse to use condoms especially when he is drank, and threatens to go for other women if i keep on insisting that we use condoms. We have many children and i can't afford to take care of them if he leaves me for another woman.



If these women have difficult using condoms, is sterilization an option to solve their problems?

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