Differences in the Access to Sterilization between Women Living and Not Living with HIV: Results from the GENIH Study, Brazil.
Regina Maria BarbosaCristiane da Silva CabralTania di Giacomo do LagoAdriana de Araujo PinhoPublished in: PloS one (2016)
The results indicate barriers in the access to services offering interval sterilization for WLHIV and certain facilitation in obtaining the procedure in conjunction with caesarean section. Health policy makers at local and national levels should promote institutional changes in order to facilitate access to interval sterilization and to confront the sensitive discussion of WLHIV's eligibility for postpartum sterilization. It is also urgent to increase access to a wider range of contraceptive methods for WLHIV and promote dual method protection strategies. Moreover, since condom use may decrease in the future in the context of the preventive effect of antiretroviral therapy, promoting dual methods will expand the choices regarding the reproductive rights of women living with HIV.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- antiretroviral therapy
- public health
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv infected
- primary care
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- hiv infected patients
- current status
- minimally invasive
- metabolic syndrome
- health information
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- social media
- health promotion