Does Integrating Family Planning into HIV Services Improve Gender Equitable Attitudes? Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial in Nyanza, Kenya

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1883-1892

  Newmann, Sara J ^a,c,d   Rocca, Corinne H ^a   Zakaras, Jennifer M ^a   Onono, Maricianah ^b   Bukusi, Elizabeth A ^b   Grossman, Daniel ^a,c   Cohen, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Family planning; Gender equity; HIV; Integrated services; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; HIV INFECTIONS; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983509292     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1279-4     Document Type: Article

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