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Male engagement in women's microbicide use in Kenya

Navigating gender norms

Bibliographic Data

ID15217385
AuthorsSidney Ruth Schuler (0000-0002-2870-6254, Independent Consultant, Washington, DC, USA, corresponding author), Elizabeth A Bukusi (0000-0002-2031-2808, Kenya Medical Research Institute), Elizabeth Bukusi (Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya)
Year2017
Volume38
Issue5
Pages507-519
Publication date2017-02-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2017.1292277
PMID28273003
OpenAlexW2586641969
LanguageNL
Citations received1
References cited25

The success of women's microbicide use for HIV/AIDS prevention may hinge on health programs' ability to engage men to support it. In this qualitative study in Kenya, most women did not or would not tell their partners prior to initiating use, and/or would use despite their objections. Men generally did not agree with this, yet male partners of trial participants who discovered that their partners were using microbicides without their knowledge did not seem concerned. Findings suggest that efforts to engage men in microbicide use should avoid "awakening" patriarchal gender norms, and support women to use microbicides without involving their partners

Environmental health · Family medicine · Health services · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Microbicide · Microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases · Population · Qualitative research · Sociology · Vaginal microbicide · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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Citations per year0,17
Citation span2020 - 2020 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
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