Supporting the sexual and reproductive rights of HIV-infected individuals
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2005
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South African Medical Journal
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University of Cape Town
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The past 10 years have seen major advances in health care policy and services that support sexual and reproductive rights in South Africa. Significant milestones include the legalisation of termination of pregnancy (TOP) and the provision of free public sector services for maternal and child health (MCH) and contraception.1 At the same time the HIV epidemic has expanded rapidly during the last decade, and today an estimated 29% of women of reproductive age (15 - 49 years) in South Africa are HIV-infected.2 Despite these parallel developments, little attention has been paid to the way in which advances in sexual and reproductive rights in South Africa are extended to HIV-infected individuals.
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Myer, L., & Morroni, C. (2005). Supporting the sexual and reproductive rights of HIV-infected individuals: editorial. South African Medical Journal, 95(11), p-852.