Stakeholders perception of HIV sero-discordant couples in western Kenya

Stakeholders perception of HIV sero-discordant couples in western Kenya.

OBJECTIVE To describe the perceptions of key stakeholders regarding the counselling needs of HIV sero-discordant couples as part of preparation for a clinical trial involving HIV sero-discordant couples. DESIGN Qualitative study using key informant and couple interviews. SETTING Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH). SUBJECTS A purposive sample of nine key informants and 31 couple int...

Dyadic adjustment in HIV sero-concordant and sero-discordant couples.

AIM The HIV infected population in Romania is at an age when engaging in a serious relationship is more and more an issue. Dyadic adjustment is the process which most couples go through, in their attempt to form a steady relationship. It is represented by important changes that appear in one's perception of himself and the significant other. Dyadic adjustment can be measured by a series of para...

Missed Opportunities for HIV Infection Prevention in HIV Sero-Discordant and X-Negative Concordant Couples

External infections contribute minimally to HIV incidence among HIV sero-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa

OBJECTIVE Recent randomised clinical trials among stable HIV sero-discordant couples (SDCs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have reported that about 20-30% of new HIV infections are acquired from external sexual partners, rather than transmitted from the infected to the uninfected partner within the couple. The aim of this study is to examine whether, and to what extent, these findings are generali...

Conception in Hiv-discordant Couples