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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Pregnancy and contraception use among urban Rwandan women after HIV testing

and counseling.

AUTHORS

Allen S; Serufilira A; Gruber V; Kegeles S; Van de Perre P; Carael M; Coates TJ

SOURCE

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 1993 May;83(5):705-10.

ABSTRACT

This study examined hormonal contraceptive use and pregnancy in urban Rwandan women, following human

immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing and counseling. A sample of 1458 childbearing urban Rwandan

women aged 18 to 35 years was tested and followed for 2 years. At enrollment, 17% of 998 HIV-negative women and

11% of 460 HIV-positive women were pregnant, and 17% vs 23%, respectively, were using hormonal contraceptives.

1 year later, half of the HIV-positive and one third of the HIV-negative hormonal contraceptive users had discontinued

use. the 20 year incidence of pregnancy was 43% in HIV-positive women with fewer than 4 children were more likely

to become pregnancy than those with 4 or more; this association persisted in multivariate analyses but was not

noted among HIV-negative women. At the end of the study, over 40% of nonusers said that they would use hormonal

contraception if it was provided at the study clinic, but 40% of HIV-positive women desired more children. Research

is needed to identify the practical and psychosocial obstacles to effective longterm contraception among HIV-

positive women. HIV counseling programs must specifically address the issue of childbearing. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT2T 4566-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Pregnancy and contraception use among urban Rwandan

women after HIV testing and counseling.", is(are) Allen S; Serufilira A; Gruber V; Kegeles S; Van de Perre P;

Carael M; Coates TJ. The source of this article is "AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 1993 May;83(5):705-

10.". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4566-06.

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This article is peer-reviewed.

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