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Anna Żakowicz European Aids Treatment Group Vienna 2010

PREGNANCY PLANNING REPRODUCTIVE OPTIONS FOR PLWHA IN LITHUANIA VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN LITHUANIA. Anna Żakowicz European Aids Treatment Group Vienna 2010. Epidemic in Lithuania. Individual Interviews.

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Anna Żakowicz European Aids Treatment Group Vienna 2010

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  1. PREGNANCY PLANNING REPRODUCTIVE OPTIONS FOR PLWHA IN LITHUANIAVULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OFPEOPLE LIVING WITHHIV IN LITHUANIA Anna Żakowicz European Aids Treatment Group Vienna 2010

  2. Epidemic in Lithuania

  3. Individual Interviews It was during childbirth here, they started to shout at me that …, that how could I not look after myself and that I was using drugs while pregnant... I explained that I could not stop using them because they did not let me in the AIDS Centre. They just instructed me to reduce the dose so that the child would not have convulsions once born... How can one do that... They started to shout because of the operation room, that the operation room would have to be disinfected now... We have not had similar cases before... they treated me in a very rude way...

  4. Individual Interviews There was a noise. She opened the door and started to shout, “This is not your first childbirth? Who can give birth to children with such test results? Infected with HIV!” And so loud… I am asking doctor, “Why are you shouting, there is a queue waiting outside the door?” And she [said] - “Why shouldn’t I shout? What are you thinking, giving birth to sick children?” That’s what it was like.

  5. Needs for pregnancy planning for PLWHA • Safe and supportive environment for women who are HIV+, IDUs sex workers who are and who want to get pregnant • More doctors who treat PLWHA • More gyneacologists taking care of HIV+ women • HIV educated young doctors • Hospital ward for PLWHA • Reduce stigma because of HIV, IDU and sex work • Pregnancy counselling at the NGO level • Self-support groups for women

  6. Needs for pregnancy planning for PLWHA • Community involvement in planning of the services for HIV+ women • Community involvement in development of the services • Quality information about HIV, reproduction and pregnancy in the medical and counselling settings • Assisted Reproduction techniques well-known to gyneacologists • Political commitment

  7. Thank you Anna Zakowicz anna.zakowicz@eatg.org

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