High prevalence of unintended pregnancies in HIV‐positive women of reproductive age in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective study

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: There is speculation, but there are few data, on the high rates of unintended pregnancies in HIV-positive women. We investigated rates and correlates of unintended pregnancies among HIV-positive women of reproductive age. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with recruitment stratified to match the geographical distribution of HIV-positive women of reproductive age (18-52 years) living in Ontario, Canada. Women, recruited …

Authors

Loutfy; Raboud J; Wong J; Yudin M; Diong C; Blitz S; Margolese S; Hart T; Ogilvie G; Masinde K

Journal

HIV Medicine, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 107–117

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

February 2012

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00946.x

ISSN

1464-2662

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Fiona Smaill

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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