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HIV and pregnancy intentions: Do services adequately respond to women's needs?

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  • Gruskin, S.
  • Firestone, R.
  • MacCarthy, S.
  • Ferguson, L.

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Too little is known about how an HIV diagnosis and access to care and treatment affect women's childbearing intentions. As access to antiretroviral therapy improves, greater numbers of HIV-positive women are living longer, healthier lives, and many want to have children. Effectively supporting women's reproductive decision-making in the context of HIV requires understanding how pregnancy, reproduction, and HIV intersect and asking questions that bridge the biomedical and social sciences. Considering women to be at the center of decisions on health policy and service delivery can help provide an appropriate constellation of services. A clear research agenda is needed to create a more coordinated approach to policies and programs supporting the pregnancy intentions of women with HIV.

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  • Gruskin, S. & Firestone, R. & MacCarthy, S. & Ferguson, L., 2008. "HIV and pregnancy intentions: Do services adequately respond to women's needs?," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 98(10), pages 1746-1750.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.137232_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137232
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    1. Elizabeth Seale, 2017. "The Relational Experience of Poverty: Challenges for Family Planning and Autonomy in Rural Areas," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(3), pages 331-354, September.
    2. Smith, Daniel Jordan & Mbakwem, Benjamin C., 2010. "Antiretroviral therapy and reproductive life projects: Mitigating the stigma of AIDS in Nigeria," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 345-352, July.

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