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Integrating legal education and services into health care settings can help ensure that women are able to secure their rights.
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
6 studies Gray IIIa, IV, V HIV-related discrimination, legal assistance, people who use drugs, post-exposure prophylaxis, property rights, rape, violence against women, wills Kenya, Ukraine, Zambia
Peer counseling by mother mentors may improve treatment adherence among pregnant women living with HIV.
Antenatal Care - Treatment
6 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb, IV, V adherence, peer support, pregnancy, treatment Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda
Routinely offered testing that is voluntary and accompanied by counseling is acceptable to most women.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
9 studies Gray II, IIIb, IV, V HIV testing, PMTCT, antenatal care, pregnancy Botswana, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Europe, Hong Kong, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, United States, Zimbabwe
Establishing comprehensive post-rape care protocols, which include PEP and emergency contraception, can improve services for women.
Addressing Violence Against Women
4 studies Gray IIIb, V counseling, post-exposure prophylaxis, pregnancy, providers, rape, violence Kenya, South Africa
Screening for TB during routine antenatal care in high HIV prevalent settings may result in increased TB detection rates in women and is acceptable to most women, although stigma may be a barrier.
Tuberculosis
3 studies Gray IV, V PMTCT, TB, antenatal care), screening, stigma, treatment Malawi, South Africa
Scaling up PMTCT programs increases the number of women who know their serostatus and improves HIV knowledge.
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
3 studies Gray IV, V HIV testing, PMTCT, antenatal care, treatment Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire
Promoting family planning counseling and voluntary contraceptive use as part of routine HIV services (and vice versa) can increase contraceptive use, including dual method use, thus averting unintended pregnancies and transmission among women living with HIV. [See also above and %{c:15}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
2 studies Gray V HIV testing, PMTCT, condom use, contraception, family planning, treatment South Africa, Uganda
Promoting family planning counseling and voluntary contraceptive use as part of routine HIV services (and vice versa) can increase contraceptive use, including dual method use, thus averting unintended pregnancies and transmission of infection among women living with HIV. [See also %{s:75}]
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
8 studies Gray I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV, V HAART, HIV testing, STIs, condom use, condoms, contraception, counseling, family planning, treatment Africa, China, Haiti, India, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand, UK, Uganda, Zambia
Providing treatment support and literacy, including by HIV-positive peers and by providers, can increase adherence.
Adherence and Support
4 studies Gray IIIb, V adherence, counseling, literacy, support, support groups, treatment, treatment literacy Indonesia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Thailand
Peer support groups can increase adherence.
Adherence and Support
10 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb, V adherence, counseling, support, support groups, treatment Colombia, India, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam
Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling can be acceptable, feasible and lead to high uptake of HIV testing among TB patients.
Tuberculosis
6 studies Gray IIIb, IV, V TB, co-infection, counseling, screening, testing China, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Rwanda, South Africa
Peer support groups can be highly beneficial to women living with HIV.
Women and Girls
11 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb, IV, V PLHA, PMTCT, care, counseling, disclosure, mothers, stigma, support grops, support groups, treatment Australia, Botswana, India, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Decriminalization of drug possession and drug use and legalized comprehensive harm reduction services can significantly reduce HIV infections among people who use drugs, compared with persistent or growing rates in countries where such services are restricted or blocked by law. (Global Commission on HIV and the Law, 2012: 29). [See also %{s:11}]
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
6 studies Gray IIIb, V Czech Republic, Portugal, criminalization, drug use, methadone, needles, opiate substitution therapy Canada, China, Estonia, Switzerland