Titre

Factors that lead to changes in sexual behaviours after a negative HIV test: protocol for a prospective cohort study in Kinshasa

Type

Livre

Axe

-,

Secteur

Santé,

Thématique

Santé,

Recherche

Recherches,

Lieu

kinshasa,

Source

Chercheurs / Universités,

Auteur

Silvia Carlos1,2,3*, Francis Nzakimuena4,5, Gabriel Reina2,6, Cristina Lopez-del Burgo1,2,3, Eduardo Burgueño1,4, Adolphe Ndarabu4, Alfonso Osorio2,3,7 and Jokin de Irala1,2,3

Nombbre de page

10

Année d'édition

2016

Description

Background: Considering the high percentage of couples in which one or both members are HIV negative, thefrequency of transmission among non-regular partners and the probabilities of non-disclosure, attention shouldbe paid to people getting a negative HIV test at the Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT). Research has shownthat a negative HIV test may be followed by a change in sexual behaviours. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where mostHIV infections occur, there are few studies that have analysed the factors associated with changes in sexual riskbehaviours after a negative HIV test at the VCT clin...

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