Unintended pregnancies are high among women living with HIV, and family planning programs have low utilization rates in HIV programs (3). Health facilities are not designed for the integration of services and would require reorganization and additional space. Health systems in low resource settings do not have the financial means to build the required new, integrated service plan. The integration would also increase the wait time patients face to receive services, because these clinics are often already overcrowded. Finally, within the health systems context, to integrate services there would be a need to restructure and train staff about HIV, MCH, and family planning. Integration would provide more comprehensive care for patients if they were able to get all of their health needs in one place and at one time from a single
Unintended pregnancies are high among women living with HIV, and family planning programs have low utilization rates in HIV programs (3). Health facilities are not designed for the integration of services and would require reorganization and additional space. Health systems in low resource settings do not have the financial means to build the required new, integrated service plan. The integration would also increase the wait time patients face to receive services, because these clinics are often already overcrowded. Finally, within the health systems context, to integrate services there would be a need to restructure and train staff about HIV, MCH, and family planning. Integration would provide more comprehensive care for patients if they were able to get all of their health needs in one place and at one time from a single