Health facility-based interventions and the uptake of contraception among people living with HIV: A systematic review & meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background objectives

The prong 2 of 4 prong strategy introduced by the World Health Organization aims at averting unintended pregnancies among people living with HIV (PLHIV). This systematic review aimed to generate evidence on the effectuality of facility-based interventions in improving uptake of modern and dual contraception, for reducing unmet family planning (FP) needs and unintended pregnancies among PLHIV.

Methods

Articles evaluating facility-based interventions to integrate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and FP published in English language were included. Eligible studies were identified from electronic and lateral search from three databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library and Web of Science) and grey literature. HIV care with no/minimal focus on FP was considered a

SUBMITTER: Revathy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10878490 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature