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Gaps in Programming—Reducing Unintended Pregnancies1. Additional ef<strong>for</strong>ts are needed to provide in<strong>for</strong>mation on contraceptive method use towomen living with HIV (or whose serostatus is unknown) who do not desire to havea child or wish to space the next pregnancy.2. Programs must adhere to the longst<strong>and</strong>ing international agreement to voluntarism,in<strong>for</strong>med consent, <strong>and</strong> ensuring the right of individuals <strong>and</strong> couples to decide freely<strong>and</strong> responsibly the number <strong>and</strong> spacing of their children.3. Providers need training on contraception, including non-directive counseling <strong>and</strong>reducing stigma <strong>and</strong> discrimination <strong>for</strong> HIV-positive women.4. Interventions to increase dual protection <strong>and</strong> dual method use are needed.5. Ef<strong>for</strong>ts are needed to capitalize on opportunities to integrate family planning <strong>and</strong> HIVservices.6. Policy guidelines need to specify how family planning should be addressed in HIVprevention, treatment <strong>and</strong> care.7. <strong>Women</strong> living with HIV need in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong> access to services <strong>for</strong> emergencycontraception; safe abortion, where legal; <strong>and</strong> post-abortion care (PAC) serviceswhere abortion is illegal. Research is also needed on the safest methods of abortion<strong>for</strong> HIV-positive women.8. Ef<strong>for</strong>ts are needed to address barriers to ensure that women living with HIV canaccess <strong>and</strong> use contraceptives without the knowledge of their partner, if desired.9. Potential drug interaction between contraceptive options <strong>and</strong> treatment <strong>for</strong> TB <strong>and</strong>HIV co-infection must be considered.10. Additional ef<strong>for</strong>ts are needed to reduce the structural barriers, such as gender norms,that influence the behavior or decisions of people living with HIV to engage in unsafesex.11. Providers need additional skills <strong>and</strong> resources to provide non-judgmental, confidentialsafer sex counseling to people living with HIV.1. Additional ef<strong>for</strong>ts are needed to provide in<strong>for</strong>mation on contraceptive method use towomen living with HIV (or whose serostatus is unknown) who do not desire to have a childor wish to space the next pregnancy. [See Chapter 8. Meeting the Sexual <strong>and</strong> ReproductiveHealth Needs of <strong>Women</strong> Living With HIV]WHAT WORKS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS213

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