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Benefits of Family Planning. Advanced Slide Set. Role of FP in HIV Prevention. Family planning and effective use of contraceptives. Prevention of HIV in women, especially young women. Prevention of unintended pregnancies in HIV-positive women .
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Benefits of Family Planning Advanced Slide Set
Role of FP in HIV Prevention Family planning and effective use of contraceptives Prevention of HIV in women, especially young women Prevention of unintended pregnancies in HIV-positive women Prevention of trans-mission from an HIV-positive woman to her infant Support for mother and family Source: WHO, 2002.
Potential Impact of FP on Reducing HIV Infections in Infants Estimates of infant infections and unintended pregnancies among women with HIV averted in 15 PEPFAR countries # of infants/births in 1000s 800 Infants spared HIV infection 700 735 Unintended births prevented 600 500 400 300 200 220* 100 97 0 ARVs Over 1 Year Contraception Over 1 Year Source: PEPFAR, 2009; Reynolds, 2008. * no ARV therapy and assuming 30% transmission rate