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Providing peer support, information and skills-building support to people living with HIV can reduce unprotected sex.
Staying Healthy and Reducing Transmission
7 studies Gray I, II, IIIa, IIIb, V condom use, counseling, sex behavior, sexual partners, support, support groups, treatment, violence Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, United States, Zambia
Programs that promote the strength of families and offer family-centered integrated economic, health and social support result in improved health and education outcomes for orphans.
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
6 studies Gray IIIb, IV, V OVC, children, community care, community-based care, counseling, family, grandparents, orphans, sexual behavior, support groups Botswana, China, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Peer support groups can be highly beneficial to women living with HIV.
Women and Girls
11 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb, IV, V PLHA, PMTCT, care, counseling, disclosure, mothers, stigma, support grops, support groups, treatment Australia, Botswana, India, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Scaling up PMTCT programs increases the number of women who know their serostatus and improves HIV knowledge.
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
3 studies Gray IV, V HIV testing, PMTCT, antenatal care, treatment Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire
Pre-Conception
Safe Motherhood and Prevention of Vertical Transmission
Although many women do not learn their HIV status until they become pregnant, for those women who know they are HIV-positive prior to choosing to become pregnant, pre-conception assessments may inform both her and her partner of the safest way to become pregnant without HIV transmission to the infant or HIV transmission between serodiscordant couples. Therefore, throughout their reproductive ye...
Male circumcision reduces HIV acquisition for men and reduces the likelihood of transmission to HIV-negative women.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
6 studies Gray I, II, IIIb, IV Eastern and Southern Africa, condoms, male circumcision Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
Integrating HIV services with family planning, maternal health care or within primary care facilities can increase uptake of HIV testing and treatment and other reproductive health services. [See also %{s:45}]
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
9 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb, IV CD4 counts, HAART, HIV testing, TB, abortion, condom use, contraception, family planning, health facilities, pregnancy, testing, treatment Cambodia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
Home- and community-based antiretroviral treatment may be effective, but attention must be paid to potential effects of stigma and discrimination. [See also %{c:21}]
Provision and Access
5 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb community-based care, home-based care, treatment Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda
Integrating legal education and services into health care settings can help ensure that women are able to secure their rights.
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
6 studies Gray IIIa, IV, V HIV-related discrimination, legal assistance, people who use drugs, post-exposure prophylaxis, property rights, rape, violence against women, wills Kenya, Ukraine, Zambia
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
[See also %{c:13}]
Women Prisoners and Female Partners of Male Prisoners
2 studies Gray IIIb HIV testing, prisoners, treatment Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia
Increased employment opportunities, microfinance, or small-scale income generating activities can reduce risky behavior – particularly among young people. [See %{s:63}]
Mitigating Risk
1 study Gray II microfinance, sex behavior, training Zimbabwe
Outside assistance for home- and community-based care programs with household care can be effective in meeting the needs of HIV/AIDS-affected families.
Women and Girls
3 studies Gray IIIb, IV community-based care, food security, palliative care China, South Africa
Decentralization of health services may increase adherence and early access to ART.
Structuring Health Services to Meet Women’s Needs
3 studies Gray IIIb CD4 counts, adherence, health facilities, treatment Cameroon, Malawi, South Africa
Screening for TB during routine antenatal care in high HIV prevalent settings may result in increased TB detection rates in women and is acceptable to most women, although stigma may be a barrier.
Tuberculosis
3 studies Gray IV, V PMTCT, TB, antenatal care), screening, stigma, treatment Malawi, South Africa
High ART coverage may reduce the number of new and recurrent TB cases.
Tuberculosis
2 studies Gray IIIb TB, treatment Malawi, Zimbabwe
(Metzger and Navaline, 2003 cited in Strathdee et al., 2006; Demaan et al., 2002 cited in Strathdee et al., 2006; Metzger et al., 2003 cited in Strathdee et al., 2006; Ball et al., 1988 cited in Strathdee et al., 2006; Bruce, 2010; Roberts et al., 2010).
Women Who Use Drugs and Female Partners of Men Who Use Drugs
10 studies Gray I, IIIa, IIIb, IV PWID, drug treatment, drug use, opioids, pregnancy, sexual partners, transmission Australia, Europe, Malaysia, Taiwan, United States
Treatment support sessions can increase adherence among adolescents.
Increasing Access to Services
5 studies Gray II, IIIb, V adherence, adolescents, parents, reatment, support, testing, treatment, ttesting South Africa, Thailand, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of the infant’s life with a gradual decrease in breastfeeding results in lower rates of HIV transmission to the infant, reduced infant mortality, and improved infant growth compared to mixed feeding or abrupt weaning. Where clean accessible water is not available, breastfeeding after six months reduces infant mortality.
Postpartum
12 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb CD4 counts, PMTCT, breastfeeding, breastfeeding PMTCT, formula feeding, infant feeding, mixed feeding, treatment Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Adherence and Support
Treatment
"I'm 18 years, you are telling me drugs for life?" --Woman living with HIV in Uganda (Hsieh, 2013: 11)Treatment adherence is necessary to continually suppress the virus. Adherence to ART leads to better virological outcomes, prevents disease progression and improves survival (Nachega et al., 2010a; Nachega et al., 2010c). Conversely, inadequate adherence leads to drug resistance, which can then...