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Providing antiretroviral treatment to people living with HIV can increase HIV prevention behaviors, including condom use. [See %{s:33}]

Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV

1 study

Informed and appropriate counseling during ANC can lead to increased discussion between partners and increased protective behaviors such as condom use.

Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling

2 studies Gray IIIb, V HIV testing, PMTCT, antenatal care, communication, condom use, counseling, pregnancy Côte d’Ivoire, Honduras, India, Rwanda, Zambia

Consistent use of male condoms can reduce the chances of HIV acquisition by more than 95% (IOM, 2001).

Male and Female Condom Use

4 studies Gray I, IIIb, V Eastern and Southern Africa, condom use, condoms Brazil

Women, especially married women, ongoing education about the role of condoms in preventing HIV acquisition and transmission, along with condom negotiation skills. A study found that women did not believe that condoms reduce the risk of HIV transmission. Another study found that married women of alcoholic men are aware of risks of contracting HIV from their husbands but reported difficulty in negotiating condom use as well as violence.

Male and Female Condom Use

1 study

Studies found that counselors and serodiscordant couples did not understand that the HIV-negative partner could acquire HIV, even after many years and HIV-positive women reported that their husbands refused to use condoms. Fear of partner reaction was a barrier to HIV testing.

Male and Female Condom Use

1 study

Interventions are needed to increase condom access by women. Studies found inadequate supplies of condoms to have protected sex.

Male and Female Condom Use

1 study

Male and female condoms when used consistently and correctly, are comparable in effectiveness.

Male and Female Condom Use

4 studies Gray II, V female condoms

Tailored interventions are urgently needed to provide greater availability and access to female condoms, along with education and training regarding their use as an additional option to male condoms. Studies found that women, including female sex workers, felt that they could avoid conflict and enhance their safe sex bargaining power by using a female condom when their sexual partner refused to use a male condom.

Male and Female Condom Use

1 study

Providers and HIV testing counselors need training on female condoms to promote use. Studies found that providers and counselors need training in order to be able to promote female condom use.

Male and Female Condom Use

1 study

Promoting the dual use of condoms as a contraceptive as well as for HIV prevention may make use more acceptable and easier to negotiate.

Male and Female Condom Use

2 studies Gray II, IIIa HIV testing, STIs, condoms, contraception, family planning, pregnancy Ethiopia, Zambia

Peer education can increase protective behavior, including condom use, among women who use drugs and female partners of men who use drugs.

Women Who Use Drugs and Female Partners of Men Who Use Drugs

2 studies Gray I, IIIb PWID, condom use, condoms, drug use, peer education Africa, Central Asia, East Asia, Latin America, Vietnam

Incorporating discussions of alcohol use into HIV testing and counseling may increase protective behaviors such as condom use, partner reduction and reduction of alcohol use.

HIV Testing and Counseling for Women

4 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, alcohol, education, sex behavior, sexual partners, substance abuse, violence Kenya, South Africa

Gender-sensitive sex-segregated group sessions for couples who use drugs can result in increased condom use and safer injection practices.

Women Who Use Drugs and Female Partners of Men Who Use Drugs

3 studies Gray I, IIIa, IIIb PWID, children, drug treatment, drug use, needles, sexual behavior, sexual partners Kazakhstan, Russia

Early postpartum visits, especially with on-site contraceptive services, can result in increased condom use, contraceptive use, HIV testing and treatment. [See %{s:49}]

Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs

1 study

Early postpartum visits, especially with on-site contraceptive services, can result in increased condom use, contraceptive use, HIV testing and treatment.

Postpartum

6 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb DMPA, HIV testing, PMTCT, condom use, contraception, counseling, family planning, pregnancy Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Russia, Rwanda, Swaziland

Clinic-based interventions with outreach workers can be effective in increasing condom use and HIV testing among sex workers. [See %{s:9}]

Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs

1 study

Incorporating discussions of alcohol use into HIV testing and counseling may increase protective behaviors such as condom use, partner reduction and reduction of alcohol use. [See %{c:11}]

Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs

1 study

Interventions are needed to provide prisoners with prevention information and condoms for at least conjugal visits. A study found that prisoners did not have basic information on how condom use reduces likelihood of HIV transmission.

Women Prisoners and Female Partners of Male Prisoners

1 study

Intensified efforts are needed to increase access to treatment, condom use and reduce multiple partnerships by people who know their HIV-positive status or who are on ARV treatment, including young people. [See %{s:29} and %{s:33}]

Treatment as Prevention

1 study