Lost opportunities to reduce periconception HIV transmission: safer conception counseling by South African providers addresses perinatal but not sexual HIV …

LT Matthews, C Milford, A Kaida… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We explored provider practices of assessing fertility intentions among HIV-infected
men and women, attitudes toward people living with HIV (PLWH) having children, and …

“If I don't use a condom… I would be stressed in my heart that I've done something wrong”: routine prevention messages preclude safer conception counseling for HIV …

LT Matthews, L Moore, C Milford, R Greener… - AIDS and Behavior, 2015 - Springer
Intended conception likely contributes to a significant proportion of new HIV infections in
South Africa. Safer conception strategies require healthcare provider–client communication …

“I always worry about what might happen ahead”: implementing safer conception services in the current environment of reproductive counseling for HIV‐affected men …

LT Matthews, F Bajunirwe, J Kastner… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background. We explored healthcare provider perspectives and practices regarding safer
conception counseling for HIV‐affected clients. Methods. We conducted semistructured …

Low receipt and uptake of safer conception messages in routine HIV care: findings from a prospective cohort of women living with HIV in South Africa

RJ Steiner, V Black, H Rees… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Safer conception strategies may be used by people living with HIV to reduce
HIV transmission to partners resulting from condomless sex for conception. The extent to …

“I don't know if this is right… but this is what I'm offering”: healthcare provider knowledge, practice, and attitudes towards safer conception for HIV-affected couples in …

N West, S Schwartz, R Phofa, N Yende, J Bassett… - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The 2011 guidelines for safer conception for HIV-affected individuals and couples were
adopted by the South African Department of Health in December 2012. We assessed …

Safer conception for couples affected by HIV: structural and cultural considerations in the delivery of safer conception care in Uganda

D Mindry, RK Wanyenze, J Beyeza-Kashesya… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
In countries with high HIV prevalence and high fertility desires, the rights of HIV-affected
couples to have children are a pressing issue. Conception among people living with HIV …

Delivering safer conception services to HIV serodiscordant couples in Kenya: perspectives from healthcare providers and HIV serodiscordant couples

K Ngure, G Kimemia, K Dew, N Njuguna… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: For HIV serodiscordant couples in resource‐limited settings, pregnancy is
common despite the risk of sexual and/or perinatal HIV transmission. Some safer conception …

Beyond HIV-serodiscordance: Partnership communication dynamics that affect engagement in safer conception care

LT Matthews, BF Burns, F Bajunirwe, J Kabakyenga… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction We explored acceptability and feasibility of safer conception methods among
HIV-affected couples in Uganda. Methods We recruited HIV-positive men and women on …

Reproductive decision-making and periconception practices among HIV-positive men and women attending HIV services in Durban, South Africa

LT Matthews, T Crankshaw, J Giddy, A Kaida, JA Smit… - AIDS and Behavior, 2013 - Springer
Understanding reproductive decisions and periconception behavior among HIV-discordant
couples is important for designing risk reduction interventions for couples who choose to …

Reproductive counseling by clinic healthcare workers in Durban, South Africa: perspectives from HIV‐infected men and women reporting serodiscordant partners

LT Matthews, T Crankshaw, J Giddy… - … in obstetrics and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Understanding HIV‐infected patient experiences and perceptions of
reproductive counseling in the health care context is critical to inform design of effective …