Psychosocial Factors, Condomless Sex, and Detectable Viral Load in HIV-Positive Women in Serodiscordant Couples in Nairobi, Kenya
Blain M, Richardson B, Kinuthia J, Poole D, Jaoko W, Wilson K, Kaggiah A, Simoni J, Farquhar C, McClelland R. Psychosocial Factors, Condomless Sex, and Detectable Viral Load in HIV-Positive Women in Serodiscordant Couples in Nairobi, Kenya. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 24: 3346-3358. PMID: 32394232, PMCID: PMC7655612, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02907-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate specific antigenCondomless sexIntimate partner violenceViral loadSerodiscordant couplesDetectable plasma viral loadPlasma viral loadDetectable viral loadAssociated with increased riskHIV transmission potentialHIV-positive womenAlcohol useComprehensive HIV carePsychosocial factorsAlcohol use disorderHazardous/harmful alcohol useViral suppressionSpecific antigenProspective studyVaginal secretionsFollow-upHIV carePrevalence of intimate partner violenceUse disorderKenyan women