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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Increasing HIV testing among male partners
AIDS, Volume 27, No. 7, Year 2013
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Objective: 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, Georgia, India). Methods: Pregnant women were randomized to receive standard posttest HIV counselling or COC and followed until 6 months postpartum. Partner HIV testing events were notified by site laboratories, self-reported by women or both combined. Impact of COC on partner HIV testing was measured in intention-to-treat analysis. Socio-behavioural factors associated with partner HIV testing were evaluated using multivariable logistic regression. Results: Among 1943 pregnant women enrolled, partner HIV testing rates (combined indicator) were 24.7% among women from COC group versus 14.3% in standard posttest HIV counselling group in Cameroon [odds ratio (OR) =2.095% CI (1.2-3.1)], 23.1 versus 20.3% in Dominican Republic [OR =1.2 (0.8-1.8)], 26.8 versus 1.2% in Georgia [OR = 29.6 (9.1-95.6)] and 35.4 versus 26.6% in India [OR= 1.5 (1.0-2.2)]. Women having received COC did not report more conjugal violence or union breakups than in the standard posttest HIV counselling group. The main factors associated with partner HIV testing were a history of HIV testing among men in Cameroon, Dominican Republic and Georgia and the existence of couple communication around HIV testing in Georgia and India. Conclusion: A simple prenatal intervention taking into account the couple relationship increases the uptake of HIV testing among men in different socio-cultural settings. COC could contribute to the efforts towards eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV. © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Orne-Gliemann, Joanna
France, Paris
Inserm
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
Balestre, Eric
France, Paris
Inserm
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
Tchendjou, Patrice Tankam
Cameroon, Yaounde
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Miric, Marija
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones en Salud Materno Infantil Dr. Hugo Mendoza Cenismi
Darak, Shrinivas S.
India, Pune
Prayas Energy Group
Netherlands, Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Butsashvili, Maia
Georgia, Tbilisi
Maternal and Child Care Union
Pérez-Then, Eddy N.
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones en Salud Materno Infantil Dr. Hugo Mendoza Cenismi
Eboko, Fred
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Plazy, Mélanie
France, Paris
Inserm
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
Kulkarni, Sanjeevani
India, Pune
Prayas Energy Group
Du Loû, Annabel Desgrées
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Dabis, Franćois Ç.Ois
France, Paris
Inserm
France, Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux
Statistics
Citations: 58
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835f1d8c
e-ISSN:
14735571
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Cameroon
Participants Gender
Male
Female