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ArticlePloS one2009

Male perspectives on incorporating men into antenatal HIV counseling and testing.

David A Katz, James N Kiarie, Grace C John-Stewart, Barbra A Richardson, Francis N John, Carey Farquhar

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Article in PloS one, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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81 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Fathers and HIV: considerations for families.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2010
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  17. Improving PMTCT uptake in rural South Africa.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

David A KatzDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. dkatz7@u.washington.edu
James N Kiarie
Grace C John-Stewart
Barbra A Richardson
Francis N John
Carey Farquhar

Funding

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING GRANT IN EPIDEMIOLOGYD43TW000007 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FARQUHAR, CAREY · 1988 to 2012
$16.3M
Pediatric HIV-1 in Africa: Pathogenesis and ManagementK24HD054314 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI JOHN-STEWART, GRACE C. · 2006 to 2016
$1.2M
Protective Immune Responses in HIV-1 Exposed InfantsK23HD041879 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FARQUHAR, CAREY · 2002 to 2006
$628k
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW000007NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD041879NICHD NIH HHS K24 HD054314
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMale partner involvement in antenatal voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) has been shown to increase uptake of interventions to reduce the risk of HIV transmission in resource-limited settings. We aimed to identify methods for increasing male involvement in antenatal VCT and determine male correlates of accepting couple counseling in these settings. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsWe invited women presenting to a Nairobi antenatal clinic to return with their male partners for individual or couples VCT. Male attitudes towards VCT and correlates of accompanying female partners to antenatal clinic and receiving couple counseling were determined. Of 1,993 women who invited their partner, 313 (16%) returned with their partners to ANC. Men attending antenatal clinic were married (>99%), employed (98%), and unlikely to report prior HIV testing (14%). Wanting an HIV test (87%) or health information (11%) were the most commonly cited reasons for attending. Most (95%) men who came to antenatal clinic accepted HIV testing and 39% elected to receive counseling as a couple. Men who received counseling with partners were younger, had fewer children, and were less knowledgeable about prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) than those who received counseling individually (p<0.05). Only 27% of men stated they would prefer HIV testing at a site other than the ANC. There was agreement between male and female reports for sociodemographic characteristics; however, men were more likely to report HIV preventive behaviors and health communication within the partnership than their partners (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Offering VCT services to men at antenatal clinic with options for couple and individual counseling is an important opportunity and acceptable strategy for increasing male involvement in PMTCT and promoting male HIV testing.

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AdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAnti-HIV AgentsCounselingFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalKenyaMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareAnti-HIV Agents

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PMID19881884
PMCPMC2765726

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