188874 Pregnancy intention and HIV: A model for policy and practice

Monday, October 27, 2008: 10:40 AM

Marjorie R. Sable, DrPH, MSW , School of Social Work, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
M. Kay Libbus, DrPH, MSN , School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
Debra J. Jackson, MPH DSc , School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Harry Hausler, MD, PhD , School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Women who are HIV positive continue to be sexually active and many want to have children. This session will describe a model for types of support and interventions relative to the intention of the HIV-positive woman or couple to become pregnant. Included among these are interventions for prevention of unwanted pregnancy, prevention of transmission of HIV, protection of the infant, and protection of the mother.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to: 1. Describe intervention strategies for HIV positive women who do not desire to have children. 2. Identify intervention strategies for HIV positive women who may desire to have children. 3. Discuss intervention strategies to prevent transmission, protect the infant, and protect the mother.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Post-Abortion Care

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I teach graduate level courses on women's health and health policy and have been conducting research and publishing in the area of pregnancy intention for 20 years. I have been planning and organizing the Women's Health sessions of the MCH section for approximately five years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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