Unintended pregnancy and contraception use among African women living with HIV: Baseline analysis of the multi-country US PEPFAR PROMOTE cohort.
Jim AizireNonhlanhla Yende-ZumaSherika HanleyTeacler NematadziraMandisa M NyatiSufia DadabhaiLameck ChinulaCatherine NakayeMary Glenn FowlerTaha Tahanull nullPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Unintended pregnancy was common while use of effective contraception methods particularly LARCs was low among these African WLHIV. HIV viral load, education, sexual-activity, fertility desires, and economic independence are pertinent individual-level factors integral to the multi-level barriers to utilization of effective contraception among African WLHIV. National programs should prioritize strategies for effective integration of HIV and reproductive health care in the respective African countries.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- pregnancy outcomes
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- preterm birth
- quality improvement
- men who have sex with men
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- type diabetes
- social media
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- metabolic syndrome