| HIV Knowledge and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Pregnant Couples in South Africa: The PartnerPlus Project. | |
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PMID: 23161209 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In sub-Saharan Africa, 60 % of people living with HIV are women and most are of childbearing age. Alarmingly, seroconversion rates during pregnancy are high and increase as pregnancy progresses, highlighting the importance of increasing HIV-knowledge among pregnant women and their partners. This study compared sexual risk behavior, HIV knowledge and condom use pre- to post-partum among South African couples (n = 239 couples) randomly assigned to an intervention or an enhanced standard of care with the PMTCT protocol at rural community health antenatal clinics. Consistent condom use and HIV-related knowledge increased baseline to post-intervention and was maintained at long term follow up post-partum among participants in the intervention condition. HIV knowledge mediated the relationship between the intervention and consistent condom use. Results from this pilot study provide support for the integration of HIV risk reduction interventions for both women and men into existing PMTCT services during and following pregnancy. |
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Olga M Villar-Loubet; Ryan Cook; Nahida Chakhtoura; Karl Peltzer; Stephen M Weiss; Molatelo Elisa Shikwane; Deborah L Jones |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-18 |
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Title: AIDS and behavior Volume: - ISSN: 1573-3254 ISO Abbreviation: AIDS Behav Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9712133 Medline TA: AIDS Behav Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1400 NW 10th Avenue, Suite 404, Miami, FL, USA, ovillar2@med.miami.edu. |
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