Against the background of debates about expanding HIV testing and counseling, we
summarize the evidence on the social and behavioral dimension of testing and its …

With availability of antiretroviral treatments, HIV is increasingly recognised as a chronic
disease people live with for many years. This paper critically reviews the current literature on …

This article reports on qualitative research investigating HIV positive individuals'
reproductive intentions and their influencing factors in Cape Town, South Africa. In-depth …

Background Improvements in life expectancy and quality of life for HIV-positive women
coupled with reduced vertical transmission will likely lead numerous HIV-positive women to …

Background Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) has been one of the key policy
responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia. However, the utilization of VCT has been …

Background: In the context of the DITRAME-ANRS 049 research program that evaluated
interventions aimed at reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in Bobo …

Objectives: To estimate the effect of receiving HIV-positive test results on intentions to have
future children and on contraceptive use and to assess the association between pregnancy …

To assess childbearing motivations, fertility desires and intentions, and their relationship
with key factors, we conducted a cross-sectional survey among 181 HIV-infected women of …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the extent of fertility desires and intentions of HIV-positive
patients receiving care at a suburban specialist clinic and assess how these may vary by …

Context: As the AIDS epidemic continues to spread in Sub-Saharan Africa, increasing
numbers of women of childbearing age and their partners have become infected with HIV …