Implementation strategies for infection prevention and control promotion for nurses in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

AE Barrera-Cancedda, KA Riman, JE Shinnick… - Implementation …, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite impressive reductions in infectious disease burden within Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA), half of the top ten causes of poor health or death in SSA are communicable …

Implementation of a comprehensive safer conception intervention for HIV‐serodiscordant couples in Kenya: uptake, use and effectiveness

R Heffron, K Ngure, J Velloza… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Safer conception strategies minimize HIV risk during condomless sex to
become pregnant. Gaps remain in understanding the acceptability, feasibility and choices …

We chose PrEP because I wanted to be sure that this child my wife was going to conceive was indeed mine.” Factors influencing the choice of safer conception …

JM Brown, P Musara, S Gitome, M Chitukuta… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Safer conception services are needed to minimize HIV transmission among HIV
sero-discordant couples desiring pregnancy. Few studies have evaluated the choices …

Relationship, partner factors and stigma are associated with safer conception information, motivation, and behavioral skills among women living with HIV in Botswana

SA Gutin, GW Harper, N Moshashane… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background A significant proportion (20-59%) of people living with HIV in sub-
Saharan Africa desire childbearing, are of reproductive age, and are in sero-different …

Uptake of long acting reversible contraception following integrated couples HIV and fertility goal-based family planning counselling in Catholic and non-Catholic …

J Mukamuyango, R Ingabire, R Parker… - Reproductive health, 2020 - Springer
Background When integrated with couples' voluntary HIV counselling and testing (CVCT),
family planning including long acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) addresses prongs …

Safer conception among HIV-1 serodiscordant couples in East Africa: understanding knowledge, attitudes, and experiences

K Hancuch, J Baeten, K Ngure, C Celum, N Mugo… - AIDS care, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
For HIV-1 serodiscordant couples, HIV-1 exposure and risk of transmission is heightened
during pregnancy attempts, but safer conception strategies can reduce risk. As safer …

First was to sit down and bring our minds together”. A qualitative study on safer conception decision-making among HIV sero-different couples in Zimbabwe

S Gitome, P Musara, M Chitukuta… - Sexual and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Decision-making on childbearing and safer conception use in HIV sero-different couples
involves an intricate balance of individual desires and perceived HIV acquisition risk. This …

High incidence of intended partner pregnancy among men living with HIV in rural Uganda: implications for safer conception services

A Kaida, J Kabakyenga, M Bwana… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Many men with HIV express fertility intentions and nearly half have HIV-
uninfected sexual partners. We measured partner pregnancy among a cohort of men …

Difficult decisions: evaluating individual and couple-level fertility intentions and HIV acquisition among HIV serodiscordant couples in Zambia

DL Joseph Davey, KM Wall, W Kilembe, NH Khu, I Brill… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Attempts to conceive and pregnancy may increase HIV transmission to sex
partners and infants. Our study evaluated the association between fertility intentions and HIV …

Estimated costs for the delivery of safer conception strategies for HIV-discordant couples in Zimbabwe: a cost analysis

CS Hughes, J Brown, C Murombedzi… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background In recent years, safer conception strategies have been developed to help HIV-
serodiscordant couples conceive a child without transmitting HIV to the seronegative …