06. November 2009
AIDS supplement on family planning and HIV serviceintegration
Family Health International (FHI) is pleased to announce publication of a supplement of the journal AIDS that addresses critical gaps in the evidence base on family planning and HIV service integration.
The supplement covers research being conducted in three broad areas:
- Behavioral research examining contraceptive practices and fertility desires of HIV-positive women and couples
- Biomedical research addressing the safety and effectiveness of contraceptive methods for HIV-positive women
- Programmatic research evaluating service delivery approaches to integrating family planning and HIV services
This supplement originated from the belief that more evidence was needed to persuade funders, policy-makers, and program planners and implementers to act on the synergies between the two fields and enhance the public health impact of both reproductive health and HIV programs. Taken together, the studies published here expand the evidence base regarding how the family planning and HIV fields are related—and how they can be better integrated in practice.
To access the supplement’s table of contents, click here: