Safer conception for female sex workers living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Cross-sectional analysis of needs and opportunities in integrated family planning/HIV services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the advent of effective treatment, women living with HIV can plan for pregnancy while minimizing risk of transmission to infants and seronegative partners. Family planning (FP) services tend to focus solely on addressing contraceptive need, but HIV-positive women-including female sex workers-often plan to have children someday. Various "safer conception" strategies are now available to support women living with HIV achieve fertility intentions, and integrated HIV/FP services may be a promising platform to offer these services.

Methods

At integrated community-based HIV/FP service delivery sites operated by Jhpiego's Sauti project in Dar es Salaam, we conducted exit interviews with 300 HIV-positive female sex workers. Descriptive analyses were conducted to desc

SUBMITTER: Yam EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7373272 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature