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Power and the association with relationship quality in South African couples

Implications for HIV/Aids interventions

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ID4827152
AuthorsAmy A Conroy (0000-0002-0609-5077, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, corresponding author), Nicky Mcgrath (0000-0002-1039-0159, Southampton General Hospital), Nuala Mcgrath, Heidi Van Rooyen (0000-0002-6502-6098, Human Sciences Research Council), Victoria Hosegood (0000-0002-2244-2518, University of Southampton), Mallory O Johnson (0000-0003-0480-2804, San Francisco AIDS Foundation), Katherine Fritz (International Center for Research on Women), Alexander Marr (San Francisco AIDS Foundation), Thulani Ngubane (0000-0003-1030-0181, Human Sciences Research Council), Lynae A Darbes (0000-0003-4738-6812, San Francisco AIDS Foundation)
Year2016
Volume153
Pages1-11
Publication date2016-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.01.035
PMID26859436
OpenAlexW2290699916
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited66

Research and health interventions aiming to improving HIV-related behaviors should consider sources of shared power within couples and potential leverage points for empowerment at the couple level. Efforts solely focused on empowering women should also take the dyadic environment and men's perspectives into account to ensure positive relationship outcomes

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