Population-based study of fertility in women with HIV-1 infection in Uganda

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Authors

Ronald H. Gray · Johns Hopkins University

Maria J. Wawer · Columbia University

David Serwadda · Makerere University

Nelson K. Sewankambo

Chuanjun Li · Johns Hopkins University

Frederick Wabwire-Mangen · Makerere University

Lynn Paxton · Columbia University

Abstract

Pregnancy prevalence is greatly reduced in HIV-1-infected women, owing to lower rates of conception and increased rates of pregnancy loss. HIV-1 surveillance confined to pregnant women underestimates the magnitude of the HIV-1 epidemic in the general population.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Lancet

Volume 351, Issue 9096, pp. 98-103

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(97)09381-1

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