A discussion of key values to inform the design and delivery of services for HIV-affected women and couples attempting pregnancy in resource-constrained settings

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 18, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Heffron, Renee ^a   Davies, Natasha ^b   Cooke, Ian ^c   Kaida, Angela ^d   Mergler, Reid ^e   Van Der Poel, Sheryl ^f   Cohen, Craig R ^g   Mmeje, Okeoma ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Fertility; HIV; Pregnancy; Reproductive health; Values; Women

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION RISK; INFERTILITY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; RISK REDUCTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COUNSELING; FAMILY SIZE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE;

COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84960155174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.18.6.20272     Document Type: Note

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