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Open AccessProtocol: evaluation of an optimised couples-focused intervention to increase testing for HIV in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the Igugu Lethu (‘Our treasure’) cohort study
Between 2012 and 2015, the Uthando Lwethu (UL) study demonstrated that a theory-based behavioural couples-focused intervention significantly increased participation in couples HIV testing and counselling (CHTC...
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Open AccessSocial Influence and Uptake of Couples HIV Testing and Counselling in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Social influences may create a barrier to couples HIV testing and counselling (CHTC) uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. This secondary analysis of data collected in the ‘Uthando Lwethu’ randomised controlled trial ...
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Open AccessHousehold composition and child health in Botswana
There is a general lack of research on children’s household experiences and child health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study examines the relationship between household composition...
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Open AccessFathers’ Financial Support of Children in a Low Income Community in South Africa
We used data from the Birth to Twenty Cohort study to understand children’s receipt of financial support from their fathers in a low income, Black community in urban South Africa. Specifically, we (1) describe...
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Open AccessUthando Lwethu (‘our love’): a protocol for a couples-based intervention to increase testing for HIV: a randomized controlled trial in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Couples-based HIV counseling and testing (CHCT) is a proven strategy to reduce the risk of HIV transmission between partners, but uptake of CHCT is low. We describe the study design of a randomized controlled ...
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Open AccessAn investigation of factors associated with the health and well-being of HIV-infected or HIV-affected older people in rural South Africa
Despite the severe impact of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the health of older people aged 50+ is often overlooked owing to the dearth of data on the direct and indirect effects of HIV on older people’s health st...
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Open AccessData availability on men's involvement in families in sub-Saharan Africa to inform family-centred programmes for children affected by HIV and AIDS
The Joint Learning Initiative on Children and AIDS recently recommended that programmes for children affected by HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa direct more support to families. Interest has grown in includ...
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Open AccessComing home to die? the association between migration and mortality in rural South Africa
Studies on migration often ignore the health and social impact of migrants returning to their rural communities. Several studies have shown migrants to be particularly susceptible to HIV infection. This paper ...
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Open AccessPopulation and antenatal-based HIV prevalence estimates in a high contracepting female population in rural South Africa
To present and compare population-based and antenatal-care (ANC) sentinel surveillance HIV prevalence estimates among women in a rural South African population where both provision of ANC services and family p...
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Aids mortality and the mobility of children in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
This paper examines the effect of parental death on the mobility of 39,163 children aged 0–17 in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, in 2000 and 2001. Parental mortality from all causes prior to and during foll...
