Preventing unintended pregnancy and HIV transmission: Effects of the HIV treatment cascade on contraceptive use and choice in rural Kwa Zulu-Natal

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages S218-S227

  Raifman, Julia ^a,b   Chetty, Terusha ^b   Tanser, Frank ^b   Mutevedzi, Tinofa ^b   Matthews, Philippa ^b   Herbst, Kobus ^b   Pillay, Deenan ^b,c   Bärnighausen, Till ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Condoms; Contraception; HIV; HIV transmission; Reproductive health; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMALE CONDOM; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE CONDOM; MALE STERILIZATION; PILL; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SCALE UP; SOUTH AFRICA; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; UTILIZATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916594178     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000373     Document Type: Article

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