Increasing HIV testing among male partners

• Published in: AIDS (London) Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 1167 - 1177
• Main Authors: ORNE-GLIEMANN, Joanna, BALESTRE, Eric, DU LOU, Annabel Desgrees, DABIS, François, TCHENDJOU, Patrice, MIRIC, Marija, DARAK, Shrinivas, BUTSASHVILI, Maia, PEREZ-THEN, Eddy, EBOKO, Fred, PLAZY, Melanie, KULKARNI, Sanjeevani
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 24.04.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aggression; AIDS/HIV; Biological and medical sciences; Cameroon - epidemiology; Directive Counseling - statistics & numerical data; Dominican Republic - epidemiology; Female; Georgia (Republic) - epidemiology; HIV Seropositivity - diagnosis; HIV Seropositivity - psychology; HIV Seropositivity - transmission; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunodeficiencies; Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies; Immunopathology; India - epidemiology; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control; Infectious diseases; Male; Mass Screening; Medical sciences; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - prevention & control; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - psychology; Prenatal Care; Primary Health Care; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Sexual Partners - psychology; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids; Dominican Republic; Cameroon; Georgia (Republic); India; Human; Immunopathology; testing; Retroviridae; Male; AIDS; Immune deficiency; Lentivirus; trial; Infection; Virus; counselling; HIV; Viral disease; Female; Human immunodeficiency virus; Woman; women

Couple-oriented posttest HIV counselling (COC) provides pregnant women with tools and strategies to invite her partner to HIV counselling and testing. We conducted a randomized trial of the efficacy of COC on partner HIV testing in low/medium HIV prevalence settings (Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Ge...