Reproductive decision-making of Black women living with HIV: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Black women living with HIV account for a higher proportion of new HIV diagnoses than other groups. These women experience restricted access to reproductive services and inadequate support from healthcare providers because their position in society is based on their sexual health and social identity in the context of this stigmatizing chronic disease. By recognizing the analytical relevance of intersectionality, the reproductive decision-making of Black women can be explored as a social phenomenon of society with varied positionality.

Objective

The purpose of this review was to synthesize the evidence about the reproductive decision-making of Black women living with HIV in high-income countries from the beginning of the HIV epidemic to the present.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Huertas-Zurriaga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006353 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature