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Original Source: Where are the men? Targeting male partners in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission.
Abstract Involvement of male partners may increase adherence to and improve outcomes of programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). Greater understanding of factors impeding male voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is needed. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tshwane, South Africa. Semi-structured interviews were completed with men whose partners had recently been pregnant. Of 124 men who participated, 94% believed male HIV testing was important, but 40% had never been tested...
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[Partners & Partners] to exclusively distribute [Aviir]'s products
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DaVita HealthCare Partners Honors Teammates
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Bay Bridge Capital Partners acquires Plum Healthcare Group
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TranScrip Partners announce U.S. expansion
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Gay Men are Less Likely to Use Condoms with Casual Sex Partners They Know 'Well'
Health in Men (HIM) was an open cohort study of 1,427 HIV-negative homosexual men in Sydney. The majority of respondents' unprotected anal intercourse (UAIC) events were with partners whose HIV status...
Gay Men's Use of Condoms With Casual Partners Depends on the Extent of Their Prior Acquaintance.
Unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners (UAIC) is the strongest predictor of HIV incidence among gay men. Familiarity between sex partners has been associated with likelihood to engage in UA...
A common concern within HIV prevention is that HIV positive MSMW do not disclose their HIV status to female partners who are thus at increased risk for HIV infection. The present study uses unique dat...
Reciprocal rewards stabilize cooperation in the mycorrhizal symbiosis.
Plants and their arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal symbionts interact in complex underground networks involving multiple partners. This increases the potential for exploitation and defection by individual...
HIV Sexual Risk Behavior among Black Men Who Meet Other Men on the Internet for Sex.
Using the Internet to meet sexual partners is associated with increased HIV risk behavior, including substance use, sex with multiple or anonymous partners, and unprotected anal sex (UAS), among diver...
