Targeted HIV testing for male partners of HIV-positive pregnant women in a high prevalence setting in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Partner HIV testing during pregnancy has remained abysmally low in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria. Males rarely attend antenatal clinics with their female partners, limiting the few opportunities available to offer them HIV testing. In this study, we evaluated the scale-up of the Healthy Beginning Initiative (HBI), a community-driven evidenced-based intervention to increase HIV testing among pregnant women and their male partners. Our objectives were to determine the: (1) male partner participation rate; (2) prevalence of HIV among male partners of pregnant women; (3) factors associated with HIV positivity among male partners of HIV-positive pregnant women.

Methods

We reviewed program data of expectant parents enrolled in HBI in Benue State, north-cen

SUBMITTER: Gbadamosi SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353157 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature