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 …

Home-based HIV testing for men preferred over clinic-based testing by pregnant women and their male partners, a nested cross-sectional study

AO Osoti, G John-Stewart, JN Kiarie, R Barbra… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background Male partner HIV testing and counseling (HTC) is associated with enhanced
uptake of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), yet male HTC during …

Male involvement in PMTCT and associated factors among men whom their wives had ANC visit 12 months prior to the study in Gondar town, North west Ethiopia …

A Amano, A Musa - Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 - ajol.info
Introduction: Globally, male involvement has been recognized as a priority focus area to be
strengthened in PMTCT but, testing male partners for HIV in the context of preventing mother …

Men's perceptions of delivery care in rural Malawi: exploring community level barriers to improving maternal health

P Aarnio, E Chipeta, T Kulmala - Health Care for Women …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this cross-sectional survey with qualitative components (n= 389), we explored how
husbands perceive delivery care in rural Malawi. Most husbands decide on maternal health …

Increasing HIV testing among male partners

J Orne-Gliemann, E Balestre, P Tchendjou, M Miric… - Aids, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Couple-oriented posttest HIV counselling (COC) provides pregnant women with
tools and strategies to invite her partner to HIV counselling and testing. We conducted a …

Prevalence and correlates of non-disclosure of maternal HIV status to male partners: a national survey in Kenya

J Kinuthia, B Singa, CJ McGrath, B Odeny, A Langat… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs usually test
pregnant women for HIV without involving their partners. Non-disclosure of maternal HIV …

Association between male involvement during antenatal care and use of maternal health services in Mwanza City, Northwestern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

CC Natai, N Gervas, FM Sikira, BJ Leyaro, J Mfanga… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Male involvement in antenatal care (ANC) is among interventions to improve
maternal health. Globally male involvement in ANC is low and varies in low-income and …

The cost and cost‐effectiveness of gender‐responsive interventions for HIV: a systematic review

M Remme, M Siapka, A Vassall, L Heise… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Harmful gender norms and inequalities, including gender‐based violence, are
important structural barriers to effective HIV programming. We assess current evidence on …

Using a social support framework to understand how HIV positive kenyan men engage in PMTCT/EID care: qualitative insights from male partners

NM Mabachi, M Brown, M Sandbulte, C Wexler… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Greater male partner involvement in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT)
and Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) is associated with improved outcomes. Perceived low …

Male participation and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mother-to-child transmission in Africa

J Auvinen, T Suominen, M Välimäki - Psychology, Health & …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this review is twofold. First, it aims to summarize how the topic of male
participation in HIV programs has been studied from a methodological point of view. The …