
Contraceptive method and pregnancy incidence among women in HIV-1-serodiscordant partnerships
Author(s) -
Kenneth Ngure,
Renee Heffron,
Nelly Mugo,
Connie Celum,
Craig R. Cohen,
Josephine Odoyo,
Helen Rees,
James Kiarie,
Edwin Were,
Jared M. Baeten
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e32834f981c
Subject(s) - medicine , serodiscordant , family planning , pregnancy , obstetrics , gynecology , incidence (geometry) , oral contraceptive pill , pill , population , unintended pregnancy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , immunology , environmental health , antiretroviral therapy , research methodology , physics , pharmacology , biology , optics , genetics
Effective contraception reduces unintended pregnancies and is a central strategy to reduce vertical HIV-1 transmission for HIV-1-infected women.