Low receipt and uptake of safer conception messages in routine HIV care: Findings from a prospective cohort of women living with HIV in South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 105-113

  Steiner, Riley J ^a   Black, Vivian ^b   Rees, Helen ^b   Schwartz, Sheree R ^b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility intentions; HIV 1 infection; Safer conception; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SAFER CONCEPTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNPROTECTED SEX; WOMEN LIVING WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ADOLESCENT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FERTILIZATION; HIV INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957646632     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000945     Document Type: Article

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