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AIDS Behav ; 22(6): 1725-1735, 2018 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28194587

ABSTRACT

Within sexual partnerships, men make many decisions about sexual behavior, reproductive goals, and HIV prevention. There are increasing calls to involve men in reproductive health and HIV prevention. This paper describes the process of creating and evaluating the acceptability of a safer conception intervention for men living with HIV who want to have children with partners at risk for acquiring HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Based on formative work conducted with men and women living with HIV, their partners, and providers, we developed an intervention based on principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy to support men in the adoption of HIV risk-reduction behaviors such as HIV-serostatus disclosure and uptake of and adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Structured group discussions were used to explore intervention acceptability and feasibility. Our work demonstrates that men are eager for reproductive health services, but face unique barriers to accessing them.


Subject(s)
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active , Cognitive Behavioral Therapy , Fertilization , HIV Infections/drug therapy , Patient Acceptance of Health Care , Risk Reduction Behavior , Truth Disclosure , Adult , Feasibility Studies , Female , HIV Infections/prevention & control , HIV Infections/psychology , Humans , Male , Qualitative Research , Reproductive Health , Reproductive Health Services , Sexual Behavior , Sexual Partners , South Africa
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AIDS Behav ; 19(12): 2291-303, 2015 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26080688

ABSTRACT

HIV-infected men and women who choose to conceive risk infecting their partners. To inform safer conception programs we surveyed HIV risk behavior prior to recent pregnancy amongst South African, HIV-infected women (N = 209) and men (N = 82) recruited from antenatal and antiretroviral clinics, respectively, and reporting an uninfected or unknown-HIV-serostatus pregnancy partner. All participants knew their HIV-positive serostatus prior to the referent pregnancy. Only 11 % of women and 5 % of men had planned the pregnancy; 40 % of women and 27 % of men reported serostatus disclosure to their partner before conception. Knowledge of safer conception strategies was low. Around two-thirds reported consistent condom use, 41 % of women and 88 % of men reported antiretroviral therapy, and a third of women reported male partner circumcision prior to the referent pregnancy. Seven women (3 %) and two men (2 %) reported limiting sex without condoms to peak fertility. None reported sperm washing or manual insemination. Safer conception behaviors including HIV-serostatus disclosure, condom use, and ART at the time of conception were not associated with desired pregnancy. In light of low pregnancy planning and HIV-serostatus disclosure, interventions to improve understandings of serodiscordance and motivate mutual HIV-serostatus disclosure and pregnancy planning are necessary first steps before couples or individuals can implement specific safer conception strategies.


Subject(s)
HIV Infections/transmission , Risk-Taking , Safe Sex , Sexual Partners , Adult , Condoms , Female , HIV Infections/epidemiology , HIV Seropositivity , Humans , Male , Pregnancy , Sexual Behavior , South Africa , Young Adult
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AIDS Behav ; 19(9): 1666-75, 2015 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25711300

ABSTRACT

Intended conception likely contributes to a significant proportion of new HIV infections in South Africa. Safer conception strategies require healthcare provider-client communication about fertility intentions, periconception risks, and options to modify those risks. We conducted in-depth interviews with 35 HIV-infected men and women accessing care in South Africa to explore barriers and promoters to patient-provider communication around fertility desires and intentions. Few participants had discussed personal fertility goals with providers. Discussions about pregnancy focused on maternal and child health, not sexual HIV transmission; no participants had received tailored safer conception advice. Although participants welcomed safer conception counseling, barriers to client-initiated discussions included narrowly focused prevention messages and perceptions that periconception transmission risk is not modifiable. Supporting providers to assess clients' fertility intentions and offer appropriate advice, and public health campaigns that address sexual HIV transmission in the context of conception may improve awareness of and access to safer conception strategies.


Subject(s)
Condoms/statistics & numerical data , Counseling , Fertilization , HIV Infections/prevention & control , Intention , Professional-Patient Relations , Adult , Female , HIV Infections/psychology , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Personnel/psychology , Humans , Male , Motivation , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control , Sexual Partners , South Africa
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J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr ; 67 Suppl 4: S210-7, 2014 Dec 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25436820

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Safer conception strategies create opportunities for HIV-serodiscordant couples to realize fertility goals and minimize periconception HIV transmission. Patient-provider communication about fertility goals is the first step in safer conception counseling. METHODS: We explored provider practices of assessing fertility intentions among HIV-infected men and women, attitudes toward people living with HIV (PLWH) having children, and knowledge and provision of safer conception advice. We conducted in-depth interviews (9 counselors, 15 nurses, 5 doctors) and focus group discussions (6 counselors, 7 professional nurses) in eThekwini District, South Africa. Data were translated, transcribed, and analyzed using content analysis with NVivo10 software. RESULTS: Among 42 participants, median age was 41 (range, 28-60) years, 93% (39) were women, and median years worked in the clinic was 7 (range, 1-27). Some providers assessed women's, not men's, plans for having children at antiretroviral therapy initiation, to avoid fetal exposure to efavirenz. When conducted, reproductive counseling included CD4 cell count and HIV viral load assessment, advising mutual HIV status disclosure, and referral to another provider. Barriers to safer conception counseling included provider assumptions of HIV seroconcordance, low knowledge of safer conception strategies, personal feelings toward PLWH having children, and challenges to tailoring safer sex messages. CONCLUSIONS: Providers need information about HIV serodiscordance and safer conception strategies to move beyond discussing only perinatal transmission and maternal health for PLWH who choose to conceive. Safer conception counseling may be more feasible if the message is distilled to delaying conception attempts until the infected partner is on antiretroviral therapy. Designated and motivated nurse providers may be required to provide comprehensive safer conception counseling.


Subject(s)
Fertilization , HIV Infections/transmission , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control , Safe Sex , Sex Counseling/methods , Sexual Partners/psychology , Adult , Attitude to Health , Black People , Contraception/psychology , Female , Focus Groups , HIV Infections/prevention & control , HIV Infections/psychology , HIV Seropositivity/transmission , Health Personnel , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pregnancy , South Africa
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