Contraceptive Practices and Fertility Desires Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Women in Kenya
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Contraceptive practices and fertility desires among HIV-infected and uninfected women in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study.
BACKGROUND Prevention of unplanned pregnancies is a critical element in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection, but its potential has not been fully realized. We assessed the utilization of family planning (FP) and fertility desires among women of reproductive age by HIV status. METHODS We selected a nationally representative sample of households using a stratified 2-...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1525-4135
DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000107