Sexual communication among married couples in the context of a microbicide clinical trial and acceptability study in Pune, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather M Marlow (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Elizabeth E Tolley (0000-0002-9823-3675, Behavioural and Biomedical Research, Family Health International), Rewa Kohli (National AIDS Research Institute), Sanjay Mehendale (0000-0002-2191-4034, National AIDS Research Institute) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 899-912 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2010.508843 |
| PMID | 20721768 |
| PMCID | PMC3370299 |
| OpenAlex | W1976688408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 39 |
Previous research in India indicates that there is little communication within marriage about sex. Lack of communication about safe sexual behaviours may increase couples' vulnerability to HIV. This study explores couple level sexual communication and socio-cultural norms that influence couples' communication about sex and its implications for HIV prevention. Data derive from in-depth interviews at two points in time with 10 couples. Secondary qualitative analyses of the interviews were conducted using inductive and deductive coding techniques. Half of the couples described improved communication about sex and HIV and AIDS after participation in the clinical trial and/or acceptability study, as well as increased sexual activity, improved relationships by alleviating doubts about their partner's fidelity and forgiving their partners. The findings show that creating safe spaces for couples where they can ask frank questions about HIV and AIDS, sex and sexuality potentially can improve couples' communication about sex and reduce their risk for HIV infection
Computer security · Condom · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Fidelity · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Microbicide · Qualitative research · Safer sex · Sociology · Syphilis · Vulnerability (computing · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |