Open AccessMale Partner Linkage to Clinic-Based Services for Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services Following Couple Home-Based Education and Testing
Author(s) -
Jennifer Mark,
John Kinuthia,
Alfred Osoti,
Molly Ann Gone,
Victor Asila,
Daisy Krakowiak,
Monisha Sharma,
Saloni Parikh,
Quy Ton,
Barbra A. Richardson,
Carey Farquhar,
Alison C. Roxby
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001057
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , intervention (counseling) , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , family medicine , sexually transmitted disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , syphilis
Home-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and education has increased HIV test uptake and access to health services among men. We studied how a home-based antenatal intervention influenced male partner utilization of clinic-based HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) services, linkage to HIV care and medical circumcision.