| Reason for not discussing |
Birth Control/Contraception n (%) |
Pregnancy intentions or planning n (%) |
| I always bring up contraception/ pregnancy with my reproductive aged HIV+ female |
16 (34) |
14 (30) |
| Not enough time |
9(19) |
9 (19) |
| Do not feel comfortable with |
1 (2) |
4 (9) |
| Do not have adequate training on the topic |
4(9) |
3 (6) |
| Not my job |
0(0) |
1 (2) |
| Other members of my health care team are assigned to discuss the issue |
6 (13) |
6 (13) |
| My patients are not interested in this topic |
2 (4) |
3 (6) |
| None of my female HIV+ patients are reproductive aged |
8 (17) |
9 (19) |
| None of my female patients are sexually active with men |
2 (4) |
2 (4) |
| It is against my belief/morals to discuss birth control/pregnancy |
1 (2) |
0 (0) |
| Never occurred to me |
1 (2) |
2 (4) |
| Condoms provide adequate birth control |
0 (0) |
NA |
| Pregnancy is too risky for the health of HIV+ women |
NA |
0 (0) |
| The risk of transmission to her partner is too high |
NA |
0 (0) |
| The risk of transmission to her baby is too high |
NA |
0(0) |
| Other |
9 (19) |
7 (15) |
| NA= not applicable |
