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dc.contributor.author | E. Were, K | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wools-, Kaloustian | - |
dc.contributor.author | J., Baliddawa | - |
dc.contributor.author | P, .O. Ayuo | - |
dc.contributor.author | J., Sidle | - |
dc.contributor.author | K., Fife | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-12T09:26:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-12T09:26:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008-07-07 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/526 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To describe the perceptions of key stakeholders regarding the counseling needs of HI V 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 interviews totaling 71 participants. The couple interviews consisted of HI V untested, HI V concordant (positive and negative) and discordant couples. Results: Seventy one individuals participated in nine key informant and 31 couple interviews. The responses identified the following as key issues in counselling HIV discordant couples: The need for education on the meaning of HI V sero-discordancy including potential sources of infection; assistance in disclosing HIV test results to one’s partner; discussion of the stigma surrounding formula feeding. Overall, the participants supported safer sexual practices in discordant partnerships. Conclusions: Psycho-social support of HI V sero-discordant couples should include messages about the meaning, mechanisms and implications of sero-discordancy. Culturally appropriate HI Disclosure and safer sex messages are also needed to support these partnerships | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Bill and Melinda Gates F oundation of Washington and I ndiana U niversity, USA . | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Moi University | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | ;Vol. 85 No. 7 | - |
dc.subject | Stakeholders | en_US |
dc.subject | Perception of HIV | en_US |
dc.subject | Sero-discordant couples | en_US |
dc.subject | western Kenya | en_US |
dc.title | Stake holder’s perception of HIV sero-discordant couples in western Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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