Impact of HIV counseling and testing among child-bearing women in Kinshasa, Zaïre

Wl, Heyward; Vl, Batter; Malulu, M.; Mbuyi, N.; L, Mbu; Me, St Louis; Kamenga, Munkolenkole; Rw, Ryder

doi:10.1097/00002030-199312000-00014

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“…They are thus not likely to remain well long enough to significantly alter their childbearing-related behavior. By and large, the research supports the hypothesis that childbearing-related behavior of HIV infected individuals does not depend on their knowledge of being seropositive (Heyward et al 1993). A number of studies have found that condom use for instance is not altered after individuals become aware of their HIV infection (Lutalo et al 2000;Temmerman et al 1990).…”

Section: What Do We Know About the Association Between Hiv/aids And Csupporting

confidence: 70%

Concern Regarding the HIV/AIDS epidemic and Individual Childbearing

Noël-Miller¹

2003

DemRes

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Section: What Do We Know About the Association Between Hiv/aids And Csupporting

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Concern Regarding the HIV/AIDS epidemic and Individual Childbearing

Noël-Miller¹

2003

DemRes

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“…At the community level, the fear of stigma can lead to the refusal of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV, increased gender-based violence, and marginalization of high risk individuals (Heyward, et al 1993). Community members may not seek VCT because of the fear of discovering that they are HIV positive and fear of the resulting stigma and discrimination that may accompany their HIV/AIDS positive status.…”

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confidence: 99%

HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Kumasi, Ghana

Ulasi

Preko²,

Baidoo³

et al. 2009

Health & Place

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Objective-To assess HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA) in Kumasi, Ghana.Methods-A cross-sectional survey of 104 adults from the four sub-districts in Kumasi was conducted.Results-Four stigma constructs, employment-based discrimination, screening and identification of HIV positive people, revelation of HIV status and social contact stigma were determined based on reliability measures from responses to the questionnaire. Regression analysis showed that participants with higher educational attainment were more likely to favor policies denying employment to PLWHA (p<0.05), but disapproved of revealing HIV sero-status (p<0.05). Muslims were more likely than Christians to agree with identifying PLWHA (p<0.05) and more likely to advocate revealing HIV sero-status (p<0.05). Males were more likely to favor revealing HIV status (p<0.05). Employed persons were more likely to have social contact with PLWHA (p<0.05).Conclusions-These findings are useful in guiding the design of interventions against HIV/AIDSrelated stigma in Kumasi.

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“…Couples counseling has been shown to be more successful in promoting behavior change [1], facilitating communication between couples [2] and decreasing HIV transmission [3]. In practice, it is often difficult to encourage individuals to participate in couples counselling [4][5][6][7]; however, some programs have improved participation rates through integrated approaches and community outreach [8][9][10]. Although widely promoted, couples counselling, both within antenatal care services and within pMTCT programs in particular, is infrequently offered and poorly studied [11].…”

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confidence: 99%