Meeting the Reproductive Health Needs of Female Key Populations Affected by HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of the Evidence

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 121-151

  Ippoliti, Nicole B ^a   Nanda, Geeta ^a   Wilcher, Rose ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

AGE; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUCED ABORTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SEX WORKER; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRANSGENDER; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX WORKERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 85018580544     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sifp.12020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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