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Long-acting reversible contraception knowledge, attitudes and use among HIV-infected and -uninfected women and their providers.

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OBJECTIVE(S):To describe differences in contraceptive knowledge, attitudes and use among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women served by an academic medical center in New York City and to describe gaps in knowledge and practice of gynecologic and HIV clinicians providing care at the same clinic sites where patients completed surveys. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a survey comparing contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, reproductive histories and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) use in HIV-infected and -uninfected women. We also conducted a survey to elicit clinician demographic characteristics and education, contraceptive practice patterns and their knowledge of current contraceptive guidelines. We surveyed clinicians and patients at five ambulatory sites. RESULTS:We screened 90% of patients approached. All 257 women who were eligible completed a survey. These included 107 (42%) HIV-infected women and 150 (58%) HIV-uninfected women. HIV-infected women were older, were more likely to be black/African-American, were less likely to be Latina, were more likely to receive public assistance and had lower educational attainment. HIV-infected women reported lower lifetime LARC use (12% vs. 28%) and higher recent condom use (58% vs. 25%) than HIV-uninfected women. Both groups reported similar attitudes toward intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants. HIV clinicians were less likely to have had training in or discuss LARC methods with their patients. CONCLUSIONS:HIV-infected women were less likely to be current (last 30 days) or ever LARC users, despite having similar attitudes toward IUDs and implants, compared to HIV-uninfected women. HIV providers had lower levels of knowledge of HIV-specific contraceptive guidelines compared with gynecology practitioners. IMPLICATIONS:HIV-infected women and their providers share a knowledge gap regarding LARC. Increased interdisciplinary collaboration may help mitigate the resulting disparities in access to highly effective contraception in HIV-infected women. Knowledge of HIV-specific contraceptive guidelines and ability to place contraceptive implants were low among all surveyed providers, suggesting need for additional training.

journal_name

Contraception

journal_title

Contraception

authors

Teodoro N,Fu A,Ohly NT,Shalev N,Matseoane-Peterssen D,Westhoff CL

doi

10.1016/j.contraception.2019.06.005

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-10-01 00:00:00

pages

269-274

issue

eissn

0010-7824

issn

1879-0518

pii

S0010-7824(19)30205-7

journal_volume

100

pub_type

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Long-acting reversible contraception knowledge, attitudes and use among HIV-infected and -uninfected women and their providers.