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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Within HIV Services: WHO Guidance
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, Volume 2, Article 735281, Year 2021
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Among the 1.9 billion women of reproductive age worldwide in 2019, 1.1 billion need family planning and 270 million have an unmet need for contraception. For women and adolescent girls living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), using effective contraception reduces the mother-to-child transmission of HIV by preventing unintended pregnancies and enabling the planning and safer conception of desired pregnancies with optimal maternal and child health outcomes. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that sexual and reproductive health services, including contraception, may be integrated within HIV services. Integration is associated with increased offers and uptake of sexual and reproductive health services, including contraception, which is likely to result in improved downstream clinical outcomes. Integrating HIV and sexual and reproductive health services has been found to improve access, the quality of antenatal care and nurse productivity while reducing stigma and without compromising uptake of care. Research is encouraged to identify approaches to integration that lead to better uptake of sexual and reproductive health services, including contraception. Implementation research is encouraged to evaluate different strategies of integration in different health systems and social contexts; such research should include providing contraception, including long-acting contraception, in the context of less frequent clinical and ART refill visits. Copyright © 2021 Ford, Newman, Malumo, Chitembo and Gaffield.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ford, Nathan P.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Newman, Morkor
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Malumo, Sarai B.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Chitembo, Lastone
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Gaffield, Mary Eluned
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Statistics
Citations: 2
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3389/fgwh.2021.735281
ISSN:
26735059
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Participants Gender
Female