Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Address for correspondence: Dr. Street, Parel, Mumbai - , Maharashtra, India. E-mail: nirrhdor yahoo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3. Access to reproductive health services in Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV programs can greatly enhance program's potential to limit the spread of disease, reduce unintended pregnancies and safeguard the health of infected people.
A cross-sectional study among currently married HIV-positive women who had not undergone permanent sterilization with no immediate desire for pregnancy. In spite of good awareness about modern methods, Condom use increased from 5. Future fertility desire was expressed by 8. Induced abortions post-HIV was reported by Data reveals a need to promote modern contraceptive methods along with regular condom use to prevent unintended pregnancies and improve health-seeking behavior for contraception.
Health system models that converge or link HIV services with other reproductive health services need to be tested to provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare to infected women in India. India has achieved significant reduction in new HIV infections over the last 10 years. Young infected population report high fertility than their adult counterparts. There is a high association between the level of high risk behavior, as reflected by unprotected sex and the HIV positivity.
For this group, those who engage in unprotected sex are as highly exposed to pregnancy as they are exposed to HIV infection. However, many women in Asia affected by HIV lack access to family planning FP services and experience disproportionately high rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion.
Limited evidence from India suggests that one-third of men and one-quarter of women living with HIV report inconsistent use with regular sexual partners. Considering limited information on these issues among a good sample of married HIV-infected women in India, an exploratory study was undertaken among HIV-infected women in Mumbai attending HIV counseling and testing centers at tertiary care hospitals to assess:.
