Background The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a written invitation letter
to the spouses of new antenatal clinic attendees on attendance by couples and on male …

Background The burden of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda is high. The aim of
this paper is to describe the experience of the first 7 years of the prevention of mother-to …

This study aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors for male partner participation in
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) at two primary healthcare clinics in Moshi …

Background The benefits of male partner involvement in antenatal care (ANC) and
prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) for maternal and infant health …

Background A policy for couple HIV counseling and testing was introduced in 2006 in
Uganda, urging pregnant women and their spouses to be HIV tested together during …

Background HIV testing rates have exceeded 90% among the pregnant women at Mbale
Regional Referral Hospital in Mbale District, eastern Uganda, since the introduction of …

Background Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) accounts for over 95% of all
paediatric HIV infections worldwide. Several studies have shown that male participation in …

This study reports the results of a cross-sectional questionnaire survey undertaken in the
Kassena-Nankana district of Ghana to assess the perception and attitude of 270 antenatal …

Objective To describe uptake of HIV and syphilis testing in a prevention of mother‐to‐child
HIV transmission programme in Uganda. Methods Analysis of data from routine HIV and …

Low male participation in voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services at antenatal
clinics (ANCs) represents a lost HIV-prevention opportunity. A three-arm randomized …