Background: South Africa hosts the largest number of pregnant HIV-positive women, accounting for almost 15% of the global total. Many amongst these HIV-positive pregnancies are unplanned and may be related to reproductive ...

Recent literature on childbearing and HIV has indicated a plethora of evidence suggesting that many women living with HIV continue to desire children, become pregnant and give birth after knowing their HIV status. This ...

Background and introduction
Disclosure of HIV sero-status is critical in the control of the spread of HIV and research. To
better understand the factors influencing disclosure will enhance the development of
prevention ...

HIV/AIDS is one of the major challenges facing South Africa today. Over 5.5 million people are infected with HIV and the majority of these infections are in the reproductive age group. Since the start of the epidemic, over ...

HIV/AIDS is increasing at a fast rate. Increasing numbers of women worldwide are being infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Condoms, abstinence and faithfulness have been suggested to prevent the further spread ...