Women referred to FP services from ANC services offering the minimum package to prevent HIV in infants and young children
Export Indicator
The indicator measures the quantity of referral for postpartum contraceptive advice for HIV-positive and non-infected women. It is directly relevant to the second prong of the strategy for the prevention of HIV in infants and young children.
The referral of HIV-infected women to postpartum contraception services reduces the probability of unintended pregnancy in the future and thus reduces the overall risk of MTCT. The referral of HIV-negative women to such services reduces the probability of them becoming infected in the future assuming that dual protection is advised and adopted), while helping to reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancies.
The number of HIV-infected women, calculated on the basis of estimates of prevalence of HIV at each site, referred to FP services for postpartum contraception from ANC services offering the minimum package to prevent HIV in infants and young children.
All women referred to FP for postpartum contraception from ANC services offering the minimum package to prevent HIV in infants and young children.
The indicator can be obtained by means of programme reports, monitoring tools and observation. Programme reports can provide an estimate of HIV prevalence at each site. Monitoring tools can determine the number of women referred. Observation can be used to determine the extent to which women receive information on the most effective forms of contraception. The monitoring of FP clinic records can determine methods selected by referred women.
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The indicator suggests the extent to which women are referred to postpartum counselling on FP but does not attempt to ascertain either the different contraception options that are selected or the regularity with which they are used. Consequently, it cannot reveal anything about the effectiveness of the advice given.