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. 2022 May;44(5):521-526.
doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2022.01.009. Epub 2022 Jan 31.

Integrated Prenatal Care for Women Living With HIV: Primary Care Outcomes in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

McKayla Cozart  1 , Della Magnusson  2 , Prosanta Mondal  3 , Kali Gartner  4
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Integrated Prenatal Care for Women Living With HIV: Primary Care Outcomes in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

McKayla Cozart et al. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2022 May.

Abstract

Saskatchewan has the highest rate of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in Canada. Of those newly diagnosed, 56% identify as female, 76% identify as Indigenous, and 71% report a history of intravenous drug use. These statistics are strikingly different compared with Canadian data. This brief communication describes prenatal care provided to women living with HIV at an interdisciplinary primary care clinic in Saskatchewan, demonstrating that, despite facing great barriers such as housing insecurity, substance use, and institutionalized racism, women living with HIV can have positive outcomes, including engagement in care and the prevention of perinatal HIV infection.

Keywords: HIV; Indigenous; health services; obstetrics; social determinants of health; substance-related disorders.

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