ArticlePloS one2019
Men's perceptions of HIV care engagement at the facility- and provider-levels: Experiences in Cote d'Ivoire.
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- Understanding the Stigma Experience of Men Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis.AIDS and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Men missing from the HIV care continuum in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2022Pooled it
- 'Cost, man. Good quality stuff can get pricey', men's choices regarding HIV services in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- Core components of male-specific person-centred HIV care: a qualitative analysis from client and healthcare worker perspectives in Malawi.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Men's Satisfaction with General Health Services is Associated with Future Use of HIV Testing in Malawi: A Community-Representative Survey.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Implementing a male-specific ART counselling curriculum: a quality assessment with healthcare workers in Malawi.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Article
- Understanding the Unique Barriers and Facilitators that Affect Men's Initiation and Retention in HIV Care: A Qualitative Study to Inform Interventions for Men Across the Treatment Cascade in Malawi.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Hearing From Men Living With HIV: Experiences With HIV Testing, Treatment, and Viral Load Suppression in Four High-Prevalence Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Individual- and Facility-Level Factors Associated with Facility Testing among Men in Malawi: Findings from a Representative Community Survey.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Testing for saturation in qualitative evidence syntheses: An update of HIV adherence in Africa.PloS one · 2021Article
- Index and targeted community-based testing to optimize HIV case finding and ART linkage among men in Zambia.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Article
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Abstract
Men in sub-Saharan Africa have lower rates of HIV testing and are less likely to initiate treatment compared to women. Service delivery dimensions are a key factor in facilitating engagement along the HIV treatment continuum for men and women, yet male specific overall perceptions of the service delivery environment have received little attention in West Africa. This study draws on qualitative data collected in Côte d'Ivoire to explore provider-level and structural factors affecting men's engagement in HIV testing and treatment through interviews and focus group discussions conducted with health workers and men living with HIV (some on ART) or whose HIV status was unknown. Factors influencing decisions to test or initiate treatment were considered in terms of perceived benefits and costs. Men described costs at the interpersonal (client-provider) level, such as unwanted disclosure or stigma, which were weighed against the potential for social support and clinical guidance. Likewise, fear of unwanted disclosure operated at the facility level, as the layout of facilities sometimes grouped clients living with HIV together. Notably, the benefits men described from engaging in HIV testing and care all operated at the interpersonal level and none at the facility level. In light of the fact that provider- and facility-level factors influenced the perceptions and experiences of men along the treatment continuum, we offer recommendations to reduce barriers to testing and engagement in care related to service delivery.
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