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Knowledge of treatment availability can increase uptake of HIV testing. [See also %{s:29}]
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
4 studies Gray IIIb, IV, V HIV testing, counseling, treatment South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Offering no-cost HIV testing and counseling to women who use drugs can lead to reduced HIV risk behaviors.
Women Who Use Drugs and Female Partners of Men Who Use Drugs
3 studies Gray IIIb, V HIV testing, PWID, counseling, drug use, needle sharing, needles, sex behavior, sex workers Estonia, South Africa, Ukraine
Conducting HIV testing and counseling for women who bring their children for immunization can increase the number of women accessing testing and treatment services. [See also %{c:11} and %{c:25}]
Postpartum
4 studies Gray II, IIIb, V HAART, HIV testing, PMTCT, breastfeeding, health facilities, immunization, testing, treatment Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
Informed and appropriate counseling during ANC can lead to increased discussion between partners and increased protective behaviors such as condom use.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
2 studies Gray IIIb, V HIV testing, PMTCT, antenatal care, communication, condom use, counseling, pregnancy Côte d’Ivoire, Honduras, India, Rwanda, Zambia
Providing routine, high quality, voluntary and confidential STI clinical services that include condom promotion can be successful in reducing HIV risk among sex workers.
Female Sex Workers
3 studies Gray IIIa, V HIV testing, STIs, community outreach, condom use, counseling, sex workers China, Kenya, South Africa
Counseling for both pregnant women and future fathers to circumcise male infants may reduce HIV acquisition and transmission when those male infants become sexually active young men. [See also %{s:5}]
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
3 studies Gray I, IV, V male circumcision, transmission Botswana
Cervical cancer screening and treatment integrated into HIV care reduces morbidity and mortality in women living with HIV. [See also %{c:9} for a discussion of access to the HPV vaccine for young women]
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
3 studies Gray II, IIIb, V HAART, cervical cancer, treatment Cameroon, South Africa, Zambia
Sperm washing may be used for an HIV-negative woman wishing to become pregnant with an HIV-positive male partner without acquiring HIV herself.
Pre-Conception
3 studies Gray IIIb, V pregnancy, serodiscordant, sperm washing Italy, Thailand
Screening for TB during routine antenatal care in high HIV prevalent settings may result in increased TB detection rates in women and is acceptable to most women, although stigma may be a barrier.
Tuberculosis
3 studies Gray IV, V PMTCT, TB, antenatal care), screening, stigma, treatment Malawi, South Africa
When a couple is serodiscordant or both male and female partners are HIV-positive and wish to conceive, having an undetectable viral load and limiting unprotected sex to peak fertility (with the possible use of pre-exposure prophylaxis) may result in the lowest risk of perinatal transmission. [See also %{s:33}]
Pre-Conception
5 studies Gray IIIb, V pre-exposure prophylaxis, pregnancy, serodiscordant, sexual partners, transmission, treatment Kenya, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Uganda
(Farabee and Leukefield, 1999; Dolan et al., 1998, cited in Farmer, 1999).
Women Prisoners and Female Partners of Male Prisoners
2 studies Gray IIIb, V Western Europe, harm reduction, needles, prisoners, razors Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Moldova
Legal challenges to redress rights violations for women can advance women’s human rights.
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
5 studies Gray V Solomon Islands, discrimination, family planning, gender, health services, marital rape, sexual violence, sterilization Chile, Kenya, Namibia
Establishing comprehensive post-rape care protocols, which include PEP and emergency contraception, can improve services for women.
Addressing Violence Against Women
4 studies Gray IIIb, V counseling, post-exposure prophylaxis, pregnancy, providers, rape, violence Kenya, South Africa
Integrating legal education and services into health care settings can help ensure that women are able to secure their rights.
Advancing Human Rights and Access to Justice for Women and Girls
6 studies Gray IIIa, IV, V HIV-related discrimination, legal assistance, people who use drugs, post-exposure prophylaxis, property rights, rape, violence against women, wills Kenya, Ukraine, Zambia
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) may be effectively integrated into school programs. [See also %{s:5}]
Mitigating Risk
4 studies Gray IIIb, V adolescents, male circumcision South Africa