Data presented in the meta-analysis by Oghenowede Eyawo and colleagues sheds new light on the role of serodiscordant couples in driving the incidence of HIV in Africa. The HIV epidemic in Africa is driven by heterosexual transmission. Studies have shown transmission in stable discordant couples can be as low as 1·9 per 100 person-years to as high as 19·0 per 100 person-years; these couples are ...

technologies and various media have affected social institutions such as family and causeshape changes in relationships within the family. one of the means of communication that are easilyand widely used in the household is internet. with the entrance of media, especially the internet tothe family, changes in personal, social, public and private relationships are occurred. the use ofsocial netw...

Data presented in the meta-analysis by Oghenowede Eyawo and colleagues sheds new light on the role of serodiscordant couples in driving the incidence of HIV in Africa. The HIV epidemic in Africa is driven by heterosexual transmission. Studies have shown transmission in stable discordant couples can be as low as 1·9 per 100 person-years to as high as 19·0 per 100 person-years; these couples are ...

The purpose of the present study is to explain sociologically the couples’ common life relationships by family educative patterns. Statistical population includes 10692 couples in Farashband City. The sample size of this research is estimated 370 people using SPSS Software. A multi-stage random sampling method used which was according to blocking map of Farashband city. A number of blocks were ...

This study began with curiosity regarding how long-term couples with children manage their relationships in view of changing societal demands and ideals. Couples interviewed for this study described the intersection of time and intimacy as a core issue. Thus, this analysis focused on how couples construct intimacy in shared time. The diverse sample included 17 heterosexual working and professio...

OBJECTIVE We conducted qualitative individual and combined interviews with couples to explore their experiences since the time of taking an HIV test and receiving the test result together, as part of a home-based HIV counselling and testing intervention. METHODS This study was conducted in October 2011 in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 2 years after couples tested and received resul...