Couple-based HIV prevention in the United States: advantages, gaps, and future directions

N El-Bassel, L Gilbert, S Witte, E Wu… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
This article presents an overview of couple-based HIV prevention research to date,
advantages of using and core components of couple-based interventions, gaps in the …

Preventing HIV transmission in married and cohabiting HIV-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa through combination prevention

JKB Matovu - Current HIV research, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Most new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa now occur in married and cohabiting
couples, many of whom do not realize that only one of them may be infected with HIV. HIV …

The risks of partner violence following HIV status disclosure, and health service responses: narratives of women attending reproductive health services in Kenya

M Colombini, C James, C Ndwiga… - African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods Thirty semi‐structured qualitative interviews were conducted with a group of HIV‐
positive women. Respondents were purposively selected to ensure wide facility …

Comparing couples' and individual voluntary counseling and testing for HIV at antenatal clinics in Tanzania: a randomized trial

S Becker, R Mlay, HM Schwandt, E Lyamuya - AIDS and Behavior, 2010 - Springer
Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for couples (CVCT) is an important HIV-prevention
effort in sub-Saharan Africa where a substantial proportion of HIV transmission occurs within …

The impact of HIV testing on subjective expectations and risky behavior in Malawi

A Delavande, HP Kohler - Demography, 2012 - Springer
We investigate the causal impact of learning HIV status on HIV/AIDS-related expectations
and sexual behavior in the medium run. Our analyses document several unexpected results …

Unprotected sexual behavior and HIV risk in the context of primary partnerships for transgender women

D Operario, T Nemoto, M Iwamoto, T Moore - AIDS and Behavior, 2011 - Springer
Previous research has reported that transgender women are likely to be exposed to HIV
through unprotected sex with a male primary partner. We examined prevalence and …

Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) eligibility screening and ongoing HIV testing among target populations in Bondo and Rarieda, Kenya …

N Mack, J Odhiambo, CM Wong, K Agot - BMC health services research, 2014 - Springer
Background As pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) moves closer to availability in developing
countries, practical considerations for implementation become important. We conducted a …

When masculinity interferes with women's treatment of HIV infection: a qualitative study about adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe

M Skovdal, C Campbell, C Nyamukapa… - Journal of the …, 2011 - Springer
Background Social constructions of masculinity have been shown to serve as an obstacle to
men's access and adherence to antiretroviral therapies (ART). In the light of women's …

The role of relationship dynamics and gender inequalities as barriers to HIV-serostatus disclosure: qualitative study among women and men living with HIV in Durban …

DS Bhatia, AD Harrison, M Kubeka, C Milford… - Frontiers in public …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Background This qualitative study investigated gender power inequalities as they contribute
to relationship dynamics and HIV-serostatus disclosure among men and women living with …

Stakeholders' perceptions on factors influencing male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi

AL Nyondo, AF Chimwaza, AS Muula - BMC public Health, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Male Involvement (MI) in the Prevention of Mother to Child
Transmission (PMTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) services is essential in a …