Integrated Prenatal Care for Women Living With HIV: Primary Care Outcomes in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;2. Department of Epidemiology, Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;3. Cancer Care Manitoba Research Institute, Winnipeg, MB;4. Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;5. Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;6. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;1. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttrakhand, India;2. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | obstetrics HIV social determinants of health substance-related disorders health services Indigenous |
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