SynthesisJournal of the International AIDS Society2010
Fathers and HIV: considerations for families.
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- Male involvement for increasing the effectiveness of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Involving fathers in prevention of mother to child transmission initiatives--what the evidence suggests.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2012Pooled it
- Men matter: a cross-sectional exploration of the forgotten fathers of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Discussing parenthood with gay men diagnosed with HIV: a qualitative study of patient and healthcare practitioner perspectives.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Masculinity, resources, and retention in care: South African men's behaviors and experiences while engaged in TB care and treatment.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- Can HIV-positive gay men become parents? How men living with HIV and HIV clinicians talk about the possibility of having children.Sociology of health & illness · 2021Article
- Reproductive Desires and Considerations of HIV-Positive Men in Heterosexual Relationships in New York City.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Guidelines to support HIV-affected individuals and couples to achieve pregnancy safely: Update 2018.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2018Article
- " . . . I Should Maintain a Healthy Life Now and Not Just Live as I Please . . . ": Men's Health and Fatherhood in Rural South Africa.American journal of men's health · 2016Article
- Pregnancy desire and dual method contraceptive use among people living with HIV attending clinical care in Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania.The journal of family planning and reproductive health care · 2015Article
- Reclaiming fertility awareness methods to inform timed intercourse for HIV serodiscordant couples attempting to conceive.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2015Article
- Family matters: Co-enrollment of family members into care is associated with improved outcomes for HIV-infected women initiating antiretroviral therapy.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2014Article
- HIV+ men need reproductive counseling too: Assessing childbearing goals and provider communication among HIV+ male patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2014Article
- Barriers to male-partner participation in programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2013Article
- Parents living with HIV and children's stress and delinquent behaviors in China.Vulnerable children and youth studies · 2012Article
- Towards a family-centered approach to HIV treatment and care for HIV-exposed children, their mothers and their families in poorly resourced settings.Future virology · 2011Article
- Understanding the Importance of Fatherhood among Men Living with HIV in Ontario.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Understanding the Fertility Desires and Intentions among HIV-Positive Men Living in Ontario: Survey Instrument Development and Validation.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Qualitative Identification of Intervention Preferences to Support Men's Engagement and Retention in TB Care in South Africa.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFathers are intricately bound up in all aspects of family life. This review examines fathers in the presence of HIV: from desire for a child, through conception issues, to a summary of the knowledge base on fathers within families affected by HIV.
methodsA mixed-methods approach is used, given the scarcity of literature. A review is provided on paternal and male factors in relation to the desire for a child, HIV testing in pregnancy, fatherhood and conception, fatherhood and drug use, paternal support and disengagement, fatherhood and men who have sex with men (MSM), and paternal effects on child development in the presence of HIV. Literature-based reviews and systematic review techniques are used to access available data Primary data are reported on the issue of parenting for men who have sex with men.
resultsMen with HIV desire fatherhood. This is established in studies from numerous countries, although fatherhood desires may be lower for HIV-positive men than HIV-negative men. Couples do not always agree, and in some studies, male desires for a child are greater than those of their female partners. Despite reduced fertility, support and services, many proceed to parenting, whether in seroconcordant or serodiscordant relationships. There is growing knowledge about fertility options to reduce transmission risk to uninfected partners and to offspring.Within the HIV field, there is limited research on fathering and fatherhood desires in a number of difficult-to-reach groups. There are, however, specific considerations for men who have sex with men and those affected by drug use. Conception in the presence of HIV needs to be managed and informed to reduce the risk of infection to partners and children. Further, paternal support plays a role in maternal management.
conclusionsStrategies to improve HIV testing of fathers are needed. Paternal death has a negative impact on child development and paternal survival is protective. It is important to understand fathers and fathering and to approach childbirth from a family perspective.
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