Shifting gender norms to improve HIV service uptake: Qualitative findings from a large-scale community mobilization intervention in rural South Africa.
Anna M LeddyAnn GottertNicole HaberlandJennifer HoveRebecca L WestAudrey PettiforSheri A LippmanKathleen KahnRhandzekile MathebulaDumisani RebomboFrancesc Xavier Gómez-OlivéRhian TwineDean PeacockJulie PulerwitzPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Despite continued facility-level barriers, we found that promoting critical reflection around several specific gender norms, coupled with information (e.g., benefits of ART) and skill-building (e.g., communication), were perceived to support men's and women's engagement in HIV services. There is a need to identify and tailor programming around specific gender norms that hinder HIV service uptake.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- south africa
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- men who have sex with men
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- randomized controlled trial
- depressive symptoms
- primary care
- physical activity
- systematic review
- type diabetes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- health information
- cervical cancer screening