Preventing Unintended Pregnancies
Gaps in Research
- 1.
- Additional efforts are needed to provide information and more contraceptive options for women living with HIV (or whose serostatus is unknown) who do not desire to have a child or wish to space the next pregnancy.
- 2.
- Programs must adhere to the longstanding international agreement to voluntarism, informed consent, and ensuring the right of individuals and couples to decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children.
- 3.
- Providers need training on meeting the contraceptive needs of women and couples with HIV, including providing non-directive, informed choice counseling and reducing stigma and discrimination for women living with HIV.
- 4.
- Interventions to increase dual protection and dual method use are needed.
- 5.
- Efforts are needed to capitalize on opportunities to integrate family planning and HIV services.
- 6.
- Policy guidelines, including service delivery guidelines, need to specify how contraception should be addressed in HIV prevention, treatment and care.
- 7.
- Women living with HIV need information and access to services for emergency contraception and post-abortion care (PAC) services.
- 8.
- Additional strategies are needed to address the cultural, gender and other contextual barriers that influence the behavior or decisions of people living with HIV to engage in unsafe sex.
- 9.
- Interventions are needed to meet the contraceptive needs of different groups of women who are living with HIV, such as sex workers, migrants, young women, etc.
1. Additional efforts are needed to provide information and more contraceptive options for women living with HIV (or whose serostatus is unknown) who do not desire to have a child or wish to space the next pregnancy. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]
2. Programs must adhere to the longstanding international agreement to voluntarism, informed consent, and ensuring the right of individuals and couples to decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]
3. Providers need training on meeting the contraceptive needs of women and couples with HIV, including providing non-directive, informed choice counseling and reducing stigma and discrimination for women living with HIV. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]
4. Interventions to increase dual protection and dual method use are needed. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]
5. Efforts are needed to capitalize on opportunities to integrate family planning and HIV services. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]
6. Policy guidelines, including service delivery guidelines, need to specify how contraception should be addressed in HIV prevention, treatment and care. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]
7. Women living with HIV need information and access to services for emergency contraception and post-abortion care (PAC) services. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]
8. Additional strategies are needed to address the cultural, gender and other contextual barriers that influence the behavior or decisions of people living with HIV to engage in unsafe sex. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]
9. Interventions are needed to meet the contraceptive needs of different groups of women who are living with HIV, such as sex workers, migrants, young women, etc. [See Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV]