Preconception Care Uptake and Immediate Outcomes among Discordant Couples Accessing Routine HIV Care in Kenya

Pregnancy and HIV transmission among HIV-discordant couples in a clinical trial in Kisumu, Kenya.

OBJECTIVES A large proportion of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa occur in stable HIV-discordant partnerships. In some couples, the strong desire to conceive a child may lead to risky behaviour despite knowledge of discordant serostatus. Our objective was to compare HIV transmission between discordant couples who did and did not conceive during participation in a clinical trial. METHO...

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...

Conception in Hiv-discordant Couples

Sexually Transmitted Infections among HIV-1-Discordant Couples

INTRODUCTION More new HIV-1 infections occur within stable HIV-1-discordant couples than in any other group in Africa, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may increase transmission risk among discordant couples, accounting for a large proportion of new HIV-1 infections. Understanding correlates of STIs among discordant couples will aid in optimizing interventions to prevent HIV-1 transmi...

Risk of HIV transmission in discordant couples.

270 www.thelancet.com Vol 372 July 26, 2008 confi dent that there had been no breach of research integrity on the part of the authors, and that every eff ort had been made to achieve consensus on the submitted manuscript. The Lancet also sought advice from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), who agreed with the journal’s suggestion to invite Phadke to write a Correspondence letter for p...