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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Contraceptive practices in HIV seropositive females in Ireland.

AUTHORS

Murphy D; Lynch M; Desmond N; Mulcahy FM

SOURCE

International Journal of STD and AIDS. 1993 Mar-Apr;4(2):107-9.

ABSTRACT

A questionnaire was administered to a cohort of 130 HIV-seropositive women attending the Department of

Genitourinary Medicine, St. James Hospital, Dublin, in order to establish their current contraceptive practices. 40

(42%) of the sexually active women did not use reliable contraception; 55 (57%) used a method reliable in fertility

control only, and 21 (22%) used a method reliable in terms of both partner and congenital transmission. The

intravenous drug users were less likely to use reliable contraception, 9 (39%) in comparison to the heterosexual

group 14 (70%), p < 0.05. The heterosexual group were more likely to use condoms consistently, 7 (35%) in

comparison to one (4%) of intravenous drug users, p < 0.02. 19 children, 3 born to heterosexual mothers and 16 born

to intravenous drug-using mothers were HIV-seropositive after 18 months. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T

4537-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Contraceptive practices in HIV seropositive females in

Ireland.", is(are) Murphy D; Lynch M; Desmond N; Mulcahy FM. The source of this article is "International Journal of

STD and AIDS. 1993 Mar-Apr;4(2):107-9.". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4537-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9537

This article is peer-reviewed.

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