New couples-based intervention looks to improve HIV health outcomes in Malawi
April 25, 2025
By: Alana D. Austin, Public Health Communications Fellow
Access to HIV treatment (or antiretroviral therapy (ART)) during pregnancy and breastfeeding is now nearly universal in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and has led to significant improvements in maternal health and HIV transmission among partners. Despite this, pregnant women and their male partners living with HIV in SSA are not achieving the recommended targets for HIV testing, treatment retention and viral suppression.
To tackle these low rates and promote improved health outcomes, Nora Rosenberg, PhD, associate professor of health behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and her team developed and tested a couples-based HIV program as outlined in a recent article published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
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