Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Facing HIV infection and unintended pregnancy: Rakai, Uganda, 2001–2013 |
| Authors: |
Stephanie Ann Grilo, Xiaoyu Song, Tom Lutalo, Margo Mullinax, Sanyukta Mathur, John Santelli |
| Source: |
BMC Women's Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2018. |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
HIV/AIDS, Unintended pregnancy, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Unintended pregnancy is a persistent and global issue with consequences for the health and well-being of mothers and babies. The aim of this paper is to examine unintended pregnancy over time in the context of substantial human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence and increasing access to anti-retro viral therapy (ART). Method Data are from the Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS) – a cohort of communities with 10,000–12,000 adults, ages 15–49, in Rakai District, Uganda. We examined prevalence of current pregnancies over time, intended pregnancy, and unintended pregnancies (unwanted, mistimed, ambivalent). We then examined risk factors for the different categories of unintended pregnancy among women who were currently pregnant. The full sample included 32,205 observations over 13 years. Results The prevalence of mistimed pregnancy and unwanted pregnancy both decreased significantly over time (p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1472-6874 |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-018-0535-y; https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6874 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12905-018-0535-y |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/50bf585a427e49538ecdfc8a132eabf1 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.50bf585a427e49538ecdfc8a132eabf1 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
