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Session: HIV and Reproductive Health Issues
3129.0: Monday, November 05, 2007: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Roundtable
HIV and Reproductive Health Issues
Reproductive health issues may be complicated by the HIV status of the pregnant woman and warrant study. The focus of this round table session is HIV and reproductive health. In particular, table one will discuss the variables that impact pregnancy and contraception decision making among adolescent females, who are either HIV+ or HIV-. In order to decrease the likelihood that a child will be born with HIV from an HIV+ pregnant mother, HIV testing is crucial. Thus, studies are need that ensure that hospitals in the U.S. are providing rapid HIV testing in labor and delivery. The second round table examines this issues and discusses findings obtained from a series of planning workshops that were conducted to increase the number of hospitals providing comprehensive care/policies regarding rapid HIV testing in labor and delivery. In a related vein, round table 3 addresses the prevention of perinatal transmission by investigating the reproductive care needs and intentions among men and women obtaining ARV treatment in South African. HIV testing of pregnant women also is an issue in Vietnam; especially because few pregnant women are getting screened. Thus, round table 4 reports on what percent are currently being tested for HIV and what factors are associated with HIV counseling and testing among pregnant women residing in Vietnam. A similar focus is present for round table five. That is, the researchers discuss variables associated with HIV testing. However, the focus is on women residing in Western Europe.
Learning Objectives: 1. Articulate the factors associated with contraceptive behavior among adolescent and adult females. 2. Identify the barriers and facilitators associated with HIV testing and counseling among pregnant women in diverse care settings. 3. Discuss the policy and political implications relating to HIV testing and counseling among women.
Moderator(s):Heather Cecil, PhD
Table 1Reproductive health decision making among HIV-infected and at-risk adolescent females: Predictors of pregnancy and contraceptive use
Catharyn Alva Turner II, Ligia Peralta, MD
Table 2A strategic planning approach to influencing hospital pactice regarding rapid HIV testing in labor and delivery
Rhondette Jones, MPH, Carolyn K. Burr, EdD, RN, Margaret A. Lampe, MPH, Elaine Gross, RN, MS, Jill Clark, MPH
Table 3Addressing HIV positive women and men's reproductive health policy and health care needs
Diane Cooper, Landon Myer, Jennifer R. Moodley, Virginia E. Zweigenthal, Linda-Gail Bekker
Table 4HIV counseling and testing during antenatal care in Vietnam: Who received it and who didn't?
Mai Do, DrPH, Hongyun Fu, M A, Lung Duy Vu, MD, MPH
Table 5Social and behavioural determinants of HIV screening during pregnancy
Edna Quintas, MD, Sofia Correia, PharmD, Henrique Barros, MD, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:HIV/AIDS
Endorsed by:Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus

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