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Educational support for orphan girls may reduce risk of HIV acquisition and increase educational attainment.
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
3 studies Gray II, IIIb OVC, education Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Mass media interventions can increase the numbers of individuals and couples accessing HIV testing and counseling.
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
3 studies Gray I, IIIb HIV testing, counseling, mass media Kenya, Tanzania
Abolishing school fees can enable girls to attend (or stay in) school and staying in school is linked with better HIV outcomes.
Advancing Education
2 studies Gray IIIa, V education, school fees Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda
Psychological counseling and mentoring for OVC may improve their psychological well-being.
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
3 studies Gray II, IIIa, IV counseling, depression, orphans, support groups, youth Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Encouraging couple dialogue and counseling, including techniques to avert gender-based violence, may increase the number of couples who receive and disclose their test results.
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
5 studies Gray IIIb, IV, V HIV testing, counseling, couples, disclosure Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Pill counts and pillbox organizers increase adherence and are a low-technology empowerment tool.
Adherence and Support
3 studies Gray IIIb adherence, pill counts, pillbox organizers, treatment Kenya, Nigeria, United States
Mobile phone text messages from health providers may improve adherence by providing patient support. Note: WHO notes the importance of national regulations to protect the privacy of those receiving text messages (WHO, 2013: 180).
Adherence and Support
6 studies Gray I, II, IIIb adherence, mobile phones, pill counts, treatment Brazil, India, Kenya, Uganda
Male circumcision reduces HIV acquisition for men and reduces the likelihood of transmission to HIV-negative women.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
6 studies Gray I, II, IIIb, IV Eastern and Southern Africa, condoms, male circumcision Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
Accelerating treatment access for adults with children can reduce the number of orphans, improve pediatric mortality and social well-being. [See also %{c:13}]
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
4 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb, V child labor, education, mortality, orphans, treatment Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Ukraine
Incorporating discussions of alcohol use into HIV testing and counseling may increase protective behaviors such as condom use, partner reduction and reduction of alcohol use.
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
4 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, alcohol, education, sex behavior, sexual partners, substance abuse, violence Kenya, South Africa
Peer counseling by mother mentors may improve treatment adherence among pregnant women living with HIV.
Antenatal Care - Treatment
6 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb, IV, V adherence, peer support, pregnancy, treatment Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda
Expanding distribution of female condoms may increase female condom use, thus increasing the number of protected sex acts and preventing HIV acquisition and transmission.
Male and Female Condom Use
6 studies Gray IIIb STIs, counseling, female condoms, sex workers, sexual partners Brazil, China, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Creating a sense of community, empowerment and leadership among sex workers can help support effective HIV prevention.
Female Sex Workers
6 studies Gray II, IIIb, V Armenia, HIV testing, community organizing, condoms, empowerment, peer education, prevention, sex workers, violence India, Kenya
Use of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis together with initiation of antiretroviral therapy decreases mortality significantly.
Provision and Access
5 studies Gray II, IIIb co-trimoxazole, counseling, treatment Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Home testing, consented to by household members, can increase the number of people who learn their serostatus.
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
9 studies Gray I, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, condoms, counseling, disclosure, health facilities, home-based testing Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
Involving partners, with women’s consent, can result in increased testing and disclosure and may reduce risk of vertical transmission and infant mortality.
Antenatal Care - Testing and Counseling
4 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, PMTCT, STIs, antenatal care, condoms, counseling, pregnancy, sexual partners India, Kenya, South Africa
Integrating ARV therapy into antenatal care, rather than referring women separately for HIV treatment, can reduce time to treatment and increase adherence for pregnant women living with HIV. [See also %{c:25}] Note: A review found that no one model of care fully addressed all barriers for women, but the most effective models focused on the period of transition between pregnancy and postpartum (Colvin et al., 2014).
Antenatal Care - Treatment
9 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb, IV Zambi, antenatal care, pregnancy, treatment Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia
Providing HIV testing and counseling together with other health services can increase the number of people accessing HIV testing and counseling. [See also %{c:25}]
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
4 studies Gray IIIb, IV HIV testing, STIs, condoms, contraception, counseling, family planning, health facilities, sexually transmitted infections Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, South Africa
Community health workers and community-based support can increase uptake of safe motherhood interventions for women living with HIV and reduce vertical transmission
Antenatal Care - Treatment
9 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb community-based outreach, community-based support, infants, pregnancy, treatment Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa
Early postpartum visits, especially with on-site contraceptive services, can result in increased condom use, contraceptive use, HIV testing and treatment.
Postpartum
6 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb DMPA, HIV testing, PMTCT, condom use, contraception, counseling, family planning, pregnancy Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Russia, Rwanda, Swaziland