Psychosocial and behavioural interventions towards HIV risk reduction for serodiscordant couples in Africa: a systematic review
S. Afr. j. psychiatry (Online)
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24: 1-8, 2018. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Sexual transmission of HIV frequently occurs in the context of a primary relationship between two partners; however, HIV prevention interventions generally focus on individuals at risk, rather than specifying couples as a unit of change and analysis, neglecting the crucial role that partners may play in sexual behaviour. This article reviews published scientific literature addressing couple-oriented HIV counselling and testing and other behavioural interventions using an online search for peer-reviewed papers.Methods:
A systematic review was conducted to evaluate what has been published on psychosocial interventions in HIV serodiscordant couples in Africa. Electronic databases were searched from January 1990 to December 2015. Quality assessment of included studies was conducted using the Systematic Appraisal of Quality in Observational Research tool.Results:
The electronic database searches initially retrieved 493 records; after cross-referencing, removing duplicates and applying strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, only eight papers were included in this review. All the studies under review showed that couples-focused counselling and educational programmes were associated with positive outcomes including reduced HIV transmission, reduced unprotected sex, increased rates of status disclosure and high levels of treatment adherence.Conclusions:
The literature on interventions for HIV serodiscordant couples is sparse. However, most interventions indicate that couples-focused interventions are effective in HIV risk reduction. In spite of the limited available data and repeated recommendations by different health authorities, couple-centred approaches to HIV prevention have not been implemented on a large scale
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AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
África do Sul
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Saúde Mental
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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Pesquisa em Sistemas de Saúde Pública
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Guia de Prática Clínica
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Fatores de risco
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Revisões Sistemáticas Avaliadas
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
S. Afr. j. psychiatry (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
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