Sex in the shadow of HIV: A systematic review of prevalence, risk factors, and interventions to reduce sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in …

E Toska, M Pantelic, F Meinck, K Keck, R Haghighat… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in
sub-Saharan Africa is urgently needed. This systematic review synthesizes the extant …

Combination prevention: new hope for stopping the epidemic

SH Vermund, RJ Hayes - Current Hiv/aids Reports, 2013 - Springer
HIV research has identified approaches that can be combined to be more effective in
transmission reduction than any 1 modality alone: delayed adolescent sexual debut, mutual …

Predictors of modern contraceptive use during the postpartum period among women in Uganda: a population-based cross sectional study

G Rutaremwa, A Kabagenyi, SO Wandera, T Jhamba… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background The rationale for promotion of family planning (FP) to delay conception after a
recent birth is a best practice that can lead to optimal maternal and child health outcomes …

Uptake and barriers to cervical cancer screening among human immunodeficiency virus-positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta …

MB Mengesha, TT Chekole, HD Hidru - BMC women's health, 2023 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer is the leading cause of disability and mortality among women in
Africa. Despite a significant correlation between HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer, there is …

Contraceptive utilization and associated factors among HIV positive women on chronic follow up care in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

YA Melaku, EG Zeleke - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background In sub-Sahara Africa, more than 60% of all new HIV infections are occurring in
women, infants and young children. Maternal to child transmission is responsible for 90% of …

Attitudes toward family planning among HIV-positive pregnant women enrolled in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission study in Kisumu, Kenya

V Akelo, S Girde, CB Borkowf, F Angira, K Achola… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Preventing unintended pregnancies among HIV-positive women through family
planning (FP) reduces pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality, decreases the number of …

Using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Care Utilization to Assess Contraceptive Use among Sexually Active Perinatally HIV‐Infected Adolescents in Uganda

SN Mbalinda, DK Kaye, M Nyashanu… - International journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Contraceptive practices of perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents (PHIAs) have
implications related to pregnancy prevention, risks of HIV heterosexual transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to acceptability of the female condom in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

LK Fasehun, S Lewinger, O Fasehun… - Annals of Global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, remain a significant public
health challenge for low-and middle-income countries, and about 111 million unintended …

Unintended pregnancy in women living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TR Feyissa, ML Harris, AS Melka, D Loxton - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
Abstract In 2014, about 1.5 million pregnancies occurred among HIV-positive women in low
and middle-income countries. To pool magnitude and factors associated with unintended …

Fertility desires and intentions among HIV-positive women during the post-natal period in Uganda

SA Gutin, F Namusoke, SB Shade… - African journal of …, 2014 - ajol.info
This study describes the fertility intentions and discusses the potential reproductive health
needs of post-natal HIV-infected Ugandan women. HIV-infected mothers attending post …