Observational studySexually transmitted diseases2017
Uptake of Home-Based Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Among Male Partners of Pregnant Women in Western Kenya.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence for community-based HIV testing on men's engagement in the HIV care cascade.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a Home-Based Intervention on HIV Prevention Health Behaviors in Pregnant/Postpartum Kenyan Women: Estimating Moderating Effects of Depressive Symptoms.AIDS and behavior · 2021Trial
- Impact of providing free HIV self-testing kits on frequency of testing among men who have sex with men and their sexual partners in China: A randomized controlled trial.PLoS medicine · 2020Trial
- Male Partner Linkage to Clinic-Based Services for Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services Following Couple Home-Based Education and Testing.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2019Trial
- Increased Risk of HIV Acquisition Among Women Throughout Pregnancy and During the Postpartum Period: A Prospective Per-Coital-Act Analysis Among Women With HIV-Infected Partners.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2018Trial
- Evaluation of Partner Notification Strategies to Improve Syphilis Management in Pregnancy in Blantyre, Malawi: A Mixed-Methods Study.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2026Article
- Characteristics and effectiveness of maternal health interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of syphilis in a global setting: a scoping review using Intervention Mapping as a framework.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Facilitators and barriers to point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Planning for decentralized, simplified prEP: Learnings from potential end users in Ga-Rankuwa, gauteng, South Africa.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2022Article
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- Differences in maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes between syphilitic women with and without partner coinfection.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- Challenges and motivators for male partner involvement in prenatal care for HIV testing in a tertiary setting in Brazil.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2019Article
- "You Cannot Catch Fish Near the Shore nor Can You Sell Fish Where There Are No Customers": Rethinking Approaches for Reaching Men With HIV Testing Services in Blantyre Malawi.American journal of men's healthArticle
- Barriers to Routine Antenatal Syphilis Screening in Uganda: Provider Perspectives and Practices.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFew men are tested for syphilis or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during their partner's pregnancy, a high-risk period for HIV and syphilis transmission. Offering home-based rapid testing of syphilis to couples during pregnancy can support prevention efforts to reduce transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
methodsWe assessed men's uptake of paired (separate tests, single blood draw) point-of-care syphilis and HIV tests within a randomized controlled trial of pregnant women who received clinic or home partner HIV testing. We evaluated acceptance of paired HIV-syphilis testing during pregnancy or at 6 months postpartum, and evaluated whether addition of syphilis testing affected the uptake of HIV testing among men.
resultsOf 601 women, we were unable to meet 101 male partners, and 180 tested before syphilis tests were available. Paired syphilis and HIV testing was offered at home to 80 men during pregnancy and to 230 men postpartum. For syphilis, 93% of men agreed to test during pregnancy and 98% agreed postpartum. For paired syphilis and HIV testing, 91% of men tested for both during pregnancy and 96% tested postpartum. Before syphilis test introduction, 96% of men accepted HIV testing, compared with 95% of men who accepted HIV testing when paired testing was offered.
conclusionsUptake of syphilis and HIV testing was high among male partners offered couple testing at home. Introducing syphilis testing did not adversely affect HIV testing among men. Point-of-care diagnostics outside facilities can increase testing of male partners who rarely accompany women to antenatal clinics.
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