Measuring Population Transmission Potential for HIV: An Alternative Metric of Transmission Risk in Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in the US [PDF]
, 2012 Background Various metrics for HIV burden and treatment success [e.g. HIV prevalence, community viral load (CVL), population viral load (PVL), percent of HIV-positive persons with undetectable viral load] have important public health limitations for ...
del Rio, Carlos +7 more
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Involvement of Male Partners in Skilled Birth Care in the North Dayi District, Ghana [PDF]
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2019 Background. With more than half of the global maternal deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, skilled attendance during childbirth is essential in achieving safer births and lower maternal mortalities. Given that societal ascriptions of gender roles strongly influence the utilisation of skilled care by women, male partner involvement in skilled birth ...
Farrukh Ishaque Saah +5 more
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An examination of the factors associated with male partner attendance in antenatal care in India
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023 Background A growing body of literature indicates that including male partners in antenatal care can be instrumental to improving women’s health service utilization and maternal and child health outcomes.
Pooja L. Paul, Shanta Pandey
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Intimate Partner Violence Against Ahtna (Alaska Native) Women in the Copper River Basin [PDF]
, 2006 This study examined the frequency, severity, and consequences of intimate partner violence against an availability sample of Athabaskan women (n=91) residing in the interior of Alaska. Data about victimization experiences as well as cultural involvement,
Magen, Randy H., Wood, Darryl S.
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Condom Use and Consistency Among Teen Males [PDF]
, 2008 This Child Trends study finds that any type of formal sex education is linked with higher levels of condom use at teen males' first sexual experience.
Erum Ikramullah, Jennifer Manlove
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AJOG Global Reports: Background: Both maternal and neonatal mortality were high in the immediate postnatal period. Men's involvement is essential to improve maternal, neonatal as well as the health of their children in the postpartum period.
Fillorenes Ayalew Sisay, MSc +10 more
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A gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: study protocol for the CHARM2 cluster randomized controlled trial evaluation. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundPrior research from India demonstrates a need for family planning counseling that engages both women and men, offers complete family planning method mix, and focuses on gender equity and reduces marital sexual violence (MSV) to promote ...
Averbach, Sarah +13 more
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Determinants of male partner involvement in promoting deliveries by skilled attendants in Busia, Kenya. [PDF]
Glob J Health Sci, 2012 A cross-sectional study covering 380 male partners and their spouses was conducted in Busia district in Western Kenya to establish demographic, socio-economic and cultural factors that affect male partner participation in promoting deliveries by skilled attendants.
Nanjala M, Wamalwa D.
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The role of fathers in breastfeeding: Decision-making and support [PDF]
, 2012 Background In recent years closer attention has been paid to the role of fathers in both the decision about whether to breastfeed and in supporting a breastfeeding mother. This qualitative study explores couples' decision-making regarding infant feeding,
Datta, Jessica +2 more
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Condom-Insistence Conflict in Women’s Alcohol-Involved Sexual Encounters With a New Male Partner [PDF]
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2016 First-time sexual intercourse with a new male partner, relative to other sexual encounters, is associated with heightened risk to women for contracting sexually transmitted infections. Little is known, however, about women’s condom-related decision-making processes during these first-time sexual encounters. In the present study, we surveyed a community
Amanda E B, Bryan +8 more
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