title: Vulnerability of women in an African setting: lessons for mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention programmes.
abstract: After discussing advantages and risks, only a third of the 290 HIV-infected women included in an intervention study to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Mombasa, Kenya, informed their partners of their results. Despite careful counselling, 10% subsequently experienced violence or disruption of their relationship. To increase the uptake of interventions to reduce perinatal HIV transmission safely, we recommend the involvement of partners in HIV testing. In addition, the counselling of women has to address methods and skills to deal with violence.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: Reinhilde
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melis
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mwanyumba
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Claeys
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muigai
authors.forename: Kishorchandra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mandaliya
authors.forename: Job
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bwayo
authors.forename: Marleen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Temmerman
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012747:Sexual Partners