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YEAR: 1996

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Reproductive decision-making and determinants of contraceptive use in HIV-

infected women.

AUTHORS

Williams HA; Watkins CE; Risby JA

SOURCE

CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 1996 Jun;39(2):333-43.

ABSTRACT

Reproductive decision making in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is influenced by a

complex array of factors, including demographic and situational variables, psychological patterns, locus of decision

making, counseling techniques, access to care, and the attitude of health care providers. HIV-positive African-

American and Hispanic women may be more inclined than their White counterparts to seek pregnancy because of

the cultural emphasis on women's fertility. HIV-infected poor women and drug addicts are likely to view pregnancy as

yet another catastrophic life event over which they have no control. Seropositive women facing their own mortality

may view childbearing as a way of leaving a part of themselves behind. Most effective is nondirective counseling

aimed at helping the seropositive woman to assess her own feelings, goals, needs, and resources and to identify her

reproductive options. To ensure that pregnant HIV-infected women have access to gynecologic and obstetric care,

these services should be integrated into both acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinics and drug

treatment programs. Although surveys have found that the majority of health care providers believe seropositive

women should not have children, a nonjudgmental approach that conveys respect for women's autonomy must be

taken or women will avoid further contact with the health care system. Hormonal contraception does not appear to

suppress immune status or interfere with AIDS treatments, yet HIV-positive women are less likely than their

seronegative counterparts to use the pill and more likely to select condoms. More research on the factors that

contribute to effective contraceptive use in this population is essential to the reduction of unplanned, high-risk

pregnancies. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2065-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Reproductive decision-making and determinants of

contraceptive use in HIV-infected women.", is(are) Williams HA; Watkins CE; Risby JA. The source of this article

is "CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 1996 Jun;39(2):333-43.". This article was published in 1996 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2065-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

7065

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