Yilin Chen1, Emily Begnel2, Wangui Muthigani3, Dunstan Achwoka4, Christine J Mcgrath1, Benson Singa5, Joel Gondi3, Lucy Ng'ang'a4, Agnes Langat4, Grace John-Stewart6, John Kinuthia7, Alison L Drake8. 1. Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. 2. Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Kenya Research and Training Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. 3. Reproductive and Maternal Health Service Unit, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. 4. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Global HIV & TB (DGHT), Nairobi, Kenya. 5. Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. 6. Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. 7. Department of Research and Programs, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. 8. Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: adrake2@uw.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Integrating family planning (FP) into routine HIV care and treatment are recommended by WHO guidelines to improve FP access among HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. This study sought to assess factors that influence the delivery of integrated FP services and the impact of facility-level integration of FP on contraceptive uptake among women living with HIV (WLWH). STUDY DESIGN: A national cross-sectional study was conducted among WLWH at HIV Care and Treatment centers with >1000 antiretroviral treatment (ART) clients per year. A mobile team visited 108 HIV Care and Treatment centers and administered surveys to key informants regarding facility attributes and WLWH regarding FP at these centers between June and September 2016. We classified facilities offering FP services within the same facility as 'integrated' facilities. RESULTS: 4805 WLWH were enrolled at 108 facilities throughout Kenya. The majority (73%) of facilities offered integrated FP services. They were more likely to be offered in public than private facilities (Prevalence Ratio [PR]: 1.86, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.11-3.11; p = 0.02] and were more common in the Nyanza region than the Nairobi region (77% vs 35% respectively, p = 0.06). Any contraceptive use (89% vs 80%), use of modern contraception (88% vs 80%), dual method use (40% vs 30%), long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) (28% vs 20%), and non-barrier short-term methods (34% vs 27%) were all significantly higher in facilities with integrated FP services (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of high volume facilities integrated FP services into HIV care. Integrating FP services may increase modern contraceptive use among WLWH. IMPLICATIONS: Integration of FP services was associated with higher modern contraceptive use, lower unmet need for modern methods and higher use of long-acting, reversible contraception (LARC), and non-barrier short-term methods among women living with HIV. Despite high prevalence of integration of FP services, organizational challenges remain at integrated clinics.
OBJECTIVES: Integrating family planning (FP) into routine HIV care and treatment are recommended by WHO guidelines to improve FP access among HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. This study sought to assess factors that influence the delivery of integrated FP services and the impact of facility-level integration of FP on contraceptive uptake among women living with HIV (WLWH). STUDY DESIGN: A national cross-sectional study was conducted among WLWH at HIV Care and Treatment centers with >1000 antiretroviral treatment (ART) clients per year. A mobile team visited 108 HIV Care and Treatment centers and administered surveys to key informants regarding facility attributes and WLWH regarding FP at these centers between June and September 2016. We classified facilities offering FP services within the same facility as 'integrated' facilities. RESULTS: 4805 WLWH were enrolled at 108 facilities throughout Kenya. The majority (73%) of facilities offered integrated FP services. They were more likely to be offered in public than private facilities (Prevalence Ratio [PR]: 1.86, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.11-3.11; p = 0.02] and were more common in the Nyanza region than the Nairobi region (77% vs 35% respectively, p = 0.06). Any contraceptive use (89% vs 80%), use of modern contraception (88% vs 80%), dual method use (40% vs 30%), long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) (28% vs 20%), and non-barrier short-term methods (34% vs 27%) were all significantly higher in facilities with integrated FP services (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of high volume facilities integrated FP services into HIV care. Integrating FP services may increase modern contraceptive use among WLWH. IMPLICATIONS: Integration of FP services was associated with higher modern contraceptive use, lower unmet need for modern methods and higher use of long-acting, reversible contraception (LARC), and non-barrier short-term methods among women living with HIV. Despite high prevalence of integration of FP services, organizational challenges remain at integrated clinics.
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