Support, not blame: safe partner disclosure among women diagnosed with HIV late in pregnancy in South Africa and Uganda.
Adelline TwimukyeYussif AlhassanBeate RingwaldThokozile MalabaLandon MyerCatriona WaittMohammed LamordeHelen ReynoldsSaye KhooMiriam TaegtmeyerPublished in: AIDS research and therapy (2024)
HIV diagnosis late in pregnancy amplifies existing difficulties among pregnant women. Late ANC initiation is an indicator for the likelihood that a pregnant woman is highly vulnerable and needs safeguarding. Respective health programmes should be prepared to offer women initiating ANC late in pregnancy additional support and referral to complementary programmes to achieve safe partner disclosure and good health.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- south africa
- antiretroviral therapy
- men who have sex with men
- preterm birth
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- public health
- pregnant women
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hepatitis c virus
- mental health
- hiv aids
- health information
- primary care
- risk assessment
- human health
- skeletal muscle
- cervical cancer screening
- climate change