SynthesisBMC public health2018
Male partner involvement in increasing the uptake of infant antiretroviral prophylaxis/treatment in sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- A Systematic Review of Behavioral Couples-Based Interventions Targeting Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.AIDS and behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Gut microbiota of sub-Saharan Africa infants exposed to antiretroviral therapy: Scoping review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
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- Understanding the meanings of male partner support in the adherence to therapy among HIV-positive women: a gender analysis.Global health action · 2022Article
- Male partner participation in maternity care and social support for childbearing women: a discussion paper.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Male partner involvement and successful completion of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission continuum of care in Kenya.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2021Article
- Consequences of male partner engagement policies on HIV care-seeking in three African countries: Findings from the SHAPE UTT study.Global public health · 2021Article
- Viral and atypical respiratory co-infections in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2020Article
- Support or control? Qualitative interviews with Zambian women on male partner involvement in HIV care during and after pregnancy.PloS one · 2020Article
- Program implementation gaps and ethical issues in the prevention of HIV infection among infants, children, and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa.Pediatric research · 2020Review
- Increasing male engagement in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV: what works in sub-Saharan Africa?BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundInfant antiretroviral prophylaxis plays an important role towards ensuring the reduction of HIV transmission from mother to child in the postpartum period. However in sub Saharan Africa (SSA), the low level of involvement of male partners may hinder the uptake of such services by HIV positive mothers. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the impact of male partner involvement approaches on the uptake of infant antiretroviral prophylaxis in SSA.
methodsIn this systematic review and meta-analysis, Ovid Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane library, ClinicalTrials.gov, Web of Science and Current Controlled Trials were searched from 1st December 2015 up until 30th March 2016. Only studies carried out in SSA that reported an approach used in involving male partners and the impact on the uptake of infant antiretroviral prophylaxis irrespective of the Language and date of publication were included. Odds ratios were extracted or calculated from studies and combined in a meta-analysis using the statistical package Stata version 11.0. Forest plots were generated using the random effect model.
resultsFrom an initial 2316 non-duplicate articles, 09 articles were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The pooled unadjusted odds ratio was 2.09(95% CI: 1.31 to 3.36) while the unadjusted odds ratios for enhanced psychosocial interventions (02 studies pooled), complex community interventions (02 studies pooled), verbal encouragement (02 studies pooled) and invitation letters(03 pooled studies) were 3.48(95% CI: 1.42 to 8.53), 1.85(95%CI: 0.85 to 4.03), 2.37(95%CI: 1.22 to 4.61) and 1.81(95%CI: 0.64 to 5.14) respectively. I squared was 89.5%, p < 0.001 and the heterogeneity was not explained by any of the variables in meta-regression.
conclusionThere was stronger evidence for enhanced psychosocial intervention and verbal encouragement in increasing the uptake of infant prophylaxis. The high heterogeneity suggests more studies are needed to draw a definite inference from the meta-analysis. More studies with larger sample sizes that are conducted using similar methods are needed in the future.
trial registrationProspero registration number: 42016032673 .
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