Women's sexual scripting in the context of universal access to antiretroviral treatment-findings from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial in South Africa.
Lario ViljoenGraeme HoddinottSamantha MalungaNosivuyile VanqaTembeka MhlakwaphalwaArlene MarthinusKhanyisa McimeliVirginia BondJanet SeeleyPeter BockRichard HayesLindsey Reynoldsnull nullPublished in: BMC women's health (2021)
These findings suggest that HIV-negative women did not include their partners' use of antiretroviral therapy in their sexual partnership choices. For these women, the preventive benefits of UTT are experienced passively-through community-wide viral suppression-rather than through their own behaviour change explicitly related to the availability of treatment as prevention. We propose that prevention-based modalities should be made available and supported and framed as an intervention to promote relationship well-being.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- human immunodeficiency virus
- south africa
- hiv aids
- mental health
- hiv infected patients
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- type diabetes
- breast cancer risk
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- study protocol