ArticleJournal of the International AIDS Society2011
Access to safe abortion: building choices for women living with HIV and AIDS.
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- Medical and surgical abortion for women living with HIV.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- Severely Restricting Abortion Threatens Equitable Health Outcomes for People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2023Article
- Decrease of condom use in heterosexual couples and its impact on pregnancy rates: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS).HIV medicine · 2022Article
- Unmet need for family planning and factors associated among women living with HIV in Oromia regional state, Ethiopia.Reproductive health · 2021Article
- Abortion attitudes among South Africans: findings from the 2013 social attitudes survey.Culture, health & sexuality · 2017Article
- Barriers to sexual health care: a survey of Iranian-American physicians in California, USA.BMC health services research · 2016Article
- Human rights and the sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV--a literature review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2015Review
- Sexual and reproductive health and human rights of women living with HIV.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2015Article
- Modern contraceptive utilization among female ART attendees in health facilities of Gimbie town, West Ethiopia.Reproductive health · 2014Article
- Contemplating abortion: HIV-positive women's decision to terminate pregnancy.Culture, health & sexuality · 2014Article
- Challenges to an effective response for addressing stigma and discrimination related to HIV: from denial of rights to construction of support networks.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2013Review
- Inconsistent condom use among HIV-positive women in the "Treatment as Prevention Era": data from the Italian DIDI study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2013Article
- The changing face of HIV in pregnancy in Rhode Island 2004-2009.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2012Article
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Abstract
In many areas of the world where HIV prevalence is high, rates of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion have also been shown to be high. Of all pregnancies worldwide in 2008, 41% were reported as unintended or unplanned, and approximately 50% of these ended in abortion. Of the estimated 21.6 million unsafe abortions occurring worldwide in 2008 (around one in 10 pregnancies), approximately 21.2 million occurred in developing countries, often due to restrictive abortion laws and leading to an estimated 47,000 maternal deaths and untold numbers of women who will suffer long-term health consequences. Despite this context, little research has focused on decisions about and experiences of women living with HIV with regard to terminating a pregnancy, although this should form part of comprehensive promotion of sexual and reproductive health rights.In this paper, we explore the existing evidence related to global and country-specific barriers to safe abortion for all women, with an emphasis on research gaps around the right of women living with HIV to choose safe abortion services as an option for dealing with unwanted pregnancies. The main focus is on the situation for women living with HIV in Brazil, Namibia and South Africa as examples of three countries with different conditions regarding women's access to safe legal abortions: a very restrictive setting, a setting with several indications for legal abortion but non-implementation of the law, and a rather liberal setting.Similarities and differences are discussed, and we further outline global and country-specific barriers to safe abortion for all women, ending with recommendations for policy makers and researchers.
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